West Africa
Ghana
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Market-entry intelligence →Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Ghana's #2 import source (world lens). Ghana is the EU's #78 goods supplier.
Ghana on the world stage
Total imports
$32.8bn
2023 annual
Total exports
$33.7bn
207 partners
#1 import source
China
9.4%
#1 export dest.
Switzerland
9.1%
2023 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Ghana and the EU
EU imports from
€3.8bn
0.1% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€3.3bn
0.1% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #78 supplier
EU trade balance
import-tilted
coverage 0.89
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember
Industrial
74
EUR/MWh
Consumer
91
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
453
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
36%
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Take-or-pay / single-buyer lock-inMarket model
Single buyer with IPPs
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Independent
PURC (Public Utilities Regulatory Commission)
IPP take-or-pay gas contracts create excess capacity charges while Akosombo hydro (1020 MW) is effectively free, inflating the blended cost of electricity. 5.26 GW installed, 4.86 GW dependable.
Tracked infrastructure
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
246
9 production-backed
Acid-drainage prone
0
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Gold, Aluminium
Mine-water verifiability
Partial
Water Resources Commission monitors 41 river stations…
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
21.1
→ 27 by 2050
Fertility
3.34
above replacement
Working-age
60.5%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
6.1
→ 11.5 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 34.4M · still growing past 2100
By 2050: +47% (50.6M)