Ghana and Mauritania
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Mauritania
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 Mauritania about $774 thousand of goods. The biggest products were combs, hair-slides and similar, asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or… and machinery and mechanical appliances, which together make up 79% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (combs, hair-slides and similar), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has fallen by about 24% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, pumps, for liquids is growing fastest, at about 544% a year.
In 2025, Ghana bought about $64.1 million of goods from Mauritania. The biggest products were fish, frozen, fish, fresh or chilled and iron or steel, articles, which together make up 100% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (fish, frozen), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has fallen by about 9.7% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, machinery parts is growing fastest, at about 78% 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 Mauritania | Ghana buys from Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1.8m | $87.2m |
| 2023 | $2.4m | $52.2m |
| 2024 | $2.1m | $63.3m |
| 2025 | $774k | $64.1m |
What Ghana sells to Mauritania
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combs, hair-slides and similar (hairpins, curling pins, curling grips and hair curlers and the like, other tha… Product code 9615 · Miscellaneous manufactured articles | $435k Mauritania reports none | 56.2% | n/a |
| Asbestos-cement, of cellulose fibre-cement or the like Product code 6811 · Stone and cement articles | $103k | 13.3% | n/a |
| Machinery and mechanical appliances (having individual functions, not listed elsewhere in this chapter) Product code 8479 · Machinery | $75k | 9.7% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Miscellaneous manufactured articles (62%), Stone and cement articles (13%), Machinery (13%), Copper (6%), Cosmetics and perfumery (4%) .
What Ghana buys from Mauritania
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish (frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304) Product code 0303 · Fish and seafood | $62.7m | 97.8% | -9.9% a year |
| Fish (fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304) Product code 0302 · Fish and seafood | $792k Mauritania reports $10k | 1.2% | -17.2% a year |
| Iron or steel (articles, not listed elsewhere in chapter 73) Product code 7326 · Iron and steel articles | $360k Mauritania reports $15k | 0.6% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Fish and seafood (99%), Iron and steel articles (1%), Machinery (0%), Cosmetics and perfumery (0%), Tools and cutlery (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.
Room to grow
Products that a market buys a lot of, where this corridor supplies only a small part. Shares are for the latest year both sides reported. A small share can also mean a hard market, so check the rules and the buyer first.
A free account shows the complete product lists, every fast-growing and new product, and the markets where this corridor supplies little. Accounts are checked by hand, so use your business email.
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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.
Next steps
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.