Ghana and Guinea
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Guinea
The scams, documents and rules that matter on this corridor. Written and reviewed by our team, and dated.
Corridor-specific scam patterns and rules are still being reviewed by our team and will appear here once published.
- Confirm the company exists in an official register and that its name matches the one on the invoice.
- Before paying into a new or changed bank account, phone the company on a number you already hold, not one from the invoice or email.
- Test the container number, ship number, ports and dates on the bill of lading with the Document checker.
- Be wary of paying in advance for goods you have not seen, or of fees demanded to release a shipment.
- Ask the carrier directly to confirm the shipment exists and where it is.
In 2025, Ghana sold Guinea about $27.0 million of goods. The biggest products were ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, soups and broths and preparations therefor and malt extract, which together make up 46% of the total. The total has fallen by about 1.8% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, structures of iron or steel and parts thereof is growing fastest, at about 590% a year.
In 2025, Ghana bought about $19.1 million of goods from Guinea. The biggest products were oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, fish, frozen and motor cars and other motor vehicles, which together make up 100% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (oil seeds and oleaginous fruits), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has grown by about 88% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, printed books, brochures, leaflets is growing fastest, at about 139% a year.
Trade by year
Total trade each year, as reported in the tables below. A missing bar means no report for that year, not zero trade.
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| Year | Ghana sells to Guinea | Ghana buys from Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28.5m | $2.9m |
| 2023 | $33.3m | $2.2m |
| 2024 | $20m | $2.6m |
| 2025 | $27m | $19.1m |
What Ghana sells to Guinea
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles (ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing… Product code 6907 · Ceramics | $6.4m | 23.7% | +1.3% a year |
| Soups and broths and preparations therefor (homogenised composite food preparations) Product code 2104 · Miscellaneous food preparations | $4.2m | 15.6% | +191.1% a year |
| Malt extract (flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extract products, no cocoa (or less than 40% by weight) and food p… Product code 1901 · Cereal and baked goods | $1.9m | 7.2% | +13.7% a year |
Biggest product groups: Ceramics (24%), Miscellaneous food preparations (17%), Iron and steel articles (10%), Cereal and baked goods (8%), Machinery (7%) .
What Ghana buys from Guinea
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, not listed elsewhere in chapter 12 (whether or not broken) Product code 1207 · Oil seeds and grains | $18.9m | 98.5% | n/a |
| Fish (frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304) Product code 0303 · Fish and seafood | $163k | 0.9% | -26.5% a year |
| Motor cars and other motor vehicles (principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of he… Product code 8703 · Vehicles | $48k | 0.3% | +0.5% a year |
Biggest product groups: Oil seeds and grains (98%), Fish and seafood (1%), Vehicles (0%), Machinery (0%), Books and printed matter (0%) .
Where the opportunities are
Products that are moving on this corridor. Only products of a meaningful size are listed. Treat these as leads to check, not promises: a fast rise can reverse.
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Value is what was traded in the year, in US dollars. A big number means a big market, not necessarily an easy one to enter.
Share is that product's part of the total in the table above. A product with a large share is what this corridor already trades most of.
Growth is the average yearly change since the first year shown. A green figure means trade in that product is rising.
Product code is the international customs code (HS) for the product group. Your customs agent and the guide below will ask for it, and it decides the duty you pay.
These are totals reported by customs authorities, not prices or orders. Use them to see where demand exists, then check the rules and the company you plan to deal with.
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Trade figures are what each country reported to the UN (Comtrade), in US dollars. Imports are usually reported including freight and insurance, exports without, so the two sides of a corridor will not match exactly. Company counts are companies listed on ExporterIQ.