Ghana and Niger
What moves each way, the scams to watch for, and what to check before you trade.
Trade safely with Niger
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 Niger about $42.0 million of goods. The biggest products were iron or non-alloy steel, bars and rods, ethyl alcohol, undenatured and iron or non-alloy steel, which together make up 69% of the total. More than half of this trade is one product (iron or non-alloy steel, bars and rods), so it leans heavily on that one line. The total has fallen by about 25% a year since 2022.
In 2025, Ghana bought about $1.7 million of goods from Niger. The biggest products were vegetables, leguminous, shelled, onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, which together make up 62% of the total. The total has grown by about 62% a year since 2022. Among the leading products, vegetables, leguminous, shelled is growing fastest, at about 1,419% 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 Niger | Ghana buys from Niger |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $98.8m | $398k |
| 2023 | $62.2m | $367k |
| 2024 | $41m | $1.4m |
| 2025 | $42m | $1.7m |
What Ghana sells to Niger
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron or non-alloy steel (bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded,… Product code 7214 · Iron and steel | $24.6m Niger reports $5.3m | 58.5% | -6.1% a year |
| Ethyl alcohol, undenatured (of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% volume, spirits, liqueurs and… Product code 2208 · Beverages and spirits | $2.4m Niger reports none | 5.7% | n/a |
| Iron or non-alloy steel (flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coa… Product code 7208 · Iron and steel | $2.0m | 4.7% | -29.4% a year |
Biggest product groups: Iron and steel (68%), Plastics (6%), Beverages and spirits (6%), Iron and steel articles (5%), Fats and oils (4%) .
What Ghana buys from Niger
Ranked by value in 2025, by 4-digit product code. Growth is the yearly rate since 2022.
| Product | Value | Share | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables, leguminous (shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried) Product code 0713 · Vegetables | $557k Niger reports $3k | 33.0% | +1,419.2% a year |
| Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables (fresh or chilled) Product code 0703 · Vegetables | $285k Niger reports $4.7m | 16.8% | +237.4% a year |
| Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping… Product code 8429 · Machinery | $214k | 12.7% | n/a |
Biggest product groups: Vegetables (50%), Machinery (24%), Vehicles (12%), Fuels and oils (4%), Inorganic chemicals (3%) .
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.