Export Earnings Rise to $6.2bn in First Two Months of 2026
Ghana’s total export receipts for the first two months of 2026 rose to $6.2 billion, reflecting a notable increase from the $4.2 billion recorded during the same period in 2024.
The country closed 2025 with a historic total export value of $31.1 billion.
Gold continued to dominate the export basket, generating $20 billion in 2025, a sharp rise from the $10.3 billion recorded in 2024.
According to the latest Summary of Financial and Economic Data ending March 2026 released by the Bank of Ghana, gold remained the leading contributor to export earnings in the first two months of the year, bringing in $4.2 billion compared to $2.3 billion in the corresponding period of 2024.
Cocoa receipts, however, declined to $956 million from $1.1 billion over the same period.
Earnings from other exports also edged down slightly to $540 million, compared to $596 million recorded in 2024.
On the import front, Ghana’s total import bill stood at $2.5 billion between January and February 2026, unchanged from the same period in 2024.
Out of this amount, $825 million was spent on oil imports, while non-oil imports accounted for $1.6 billion.
The strong export outturn translated into a trade surplus of $3.2 billion, up from $2.1 billion recorded in the first two months of 2024.
The improvement in the trade balance was largely driven by increased export earnings, particularly from gold.
