Congo vs Ghana: Primary commodities exports

Congo
11.07 billion current US$
in 2011
Ghana
13.05 billion current US$
in 2010
Congo rank
8th
Ghana rank
6th

Primary commodities exports over time

  • Congo
  • Ghana
05.0B10.0B15.0B196519882011

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 13.05 billion current US$ against 11.07 billion current US$ in Congo, a difference of 1.98 billion current US$.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Ghana ahead.

Congo ranks 8th and Ghana ranks 6th of 44 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 0 current US$ 468.06 million current US$ 468.06 million current US$ Ghana
1980s 531.46 million current US$ 810.18 million current US$ 278.71 million current US$ Ghana
1990s 1.26 billion current US$ 1.48 billion current US$ 220.68 million current US$ Ghana
2000s 4.31 billion current US$ 6.11 billion current US$ 1.79 billion current US$ Ghana
2010s 9.00 billion current US$ 13.05 billion current US$ 4.05 billion current US$ Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary commodities exports, Congo or Ghana?
Ghana, at 13.05 billion current US$ against 11.07 billion current US$ in Congo as of 2010.
What is the difference in primary commodities exports between Congo and Ghana?
1.98 billion current US$, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ghana?
33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2010.
How do Congo and Ghana rank globally for primary commodities exports?
Congo ranks 8th and Ghana ranks 6th of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Primary commodities exports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Congo vs Ghana: Primary commodities exports. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank country economists. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://trade.statizoid.com/compare/primary-commodities-exports-current-us/congo-rep/ghana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://trade.statizoid.com/compare/primary-commodities-exports-current-us/congo-rep/ghana/">Congo vs Ghana: Primary commodities exports</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Primary commodities exports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
49 places, 1,300 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Total Primary Commodities exports in current US dollars. Values are in fob basis.