Trade route overview
See the latest reported exports, the products that need a closer look, and the conditions that may make this route harder to plan.
What this page shows
In 2024, Ghana reported $71.1M in goods exports to Mali. 8 product types are marked for closer review, covering 75.7% of reported exports. This is not a forecast and does not mean trade will stop. It shows where to look more closely at demand, annual changes, product mix, tariffs, and buyer-market conditions.
How to read this page
This page separates the size of the trade from the conditions worth checking and the product types that make up the route.
This is the reported value of goods exported from Ghana to Mali in the latest available year.
$71.1M in 2024It marks product types where one or more conditions deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction, a guaranteed loss, or a warning that trade will stop.
75.7% needs reviewEach row is one HS6 product code. HS6 is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
42 product typesStart with the products
Compare the products, their buyer-market size, and the conditions that deserve a closer look.
Export history
The latest twelve years of reported exports from Ghana to Mali. Bar lengths are relative to the highest year shown.
Why this route needs review
A dollar amount can appear in more than one row. These rows show the conditions linked to the route; they are not separate losses.
How to read the numbers
These measures describe yearly swings, the gap from the route's highest year, and how concentrated the product mix is.
Largest product
Product code HS6 721420 makes up 25.5% of exports from Ghana to Mali. The main reason to review it is: Trade has varied substantially across reported years
See product rowsProducts to review
Each row is one six-digit HS6 product code. Compare the buyer market's imports, the product's fall from its highest year, annual variation, and review level.
| Rank | Product and code | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Yearly variation | Review level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rollingHS6 721420 - six-digit product code | $25.0M | 16.3% | 1.1 | High attention |
| 2 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 10%HS6 690723 - six-digit product code | $14.8M | 25.5% | 1.6 | High attention |
| 3 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73HS6 730661 - six-digit product code | $11.5M | 35.4% | 1.3 | High attention |
| 4 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboardHS6 481910 - six-digit product code | $16.1M | 13.2% | 1.3 | High attention |
| 5 | Cyanides and cyanide oxides: of sodiumHS6 283711 - six-digit product code | $30.2M | 15.9% | 1.6 | Watch |
| 6 | Product 271019HS6 271019 - six-digit product code | $1.5B | 95% | 1.4 | High attention |
| 7 | Product 271012HS6 271012 - six-digit product code | $717.4M | 91.1% | 1.6 | High attention |
| 8 | Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further workedHS6 732611 - six-digit product code | $15.6M | 43.5% | 1 | Watch |
| 9 | Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goodsHS6 392321 - six-digit product code | $18.5M | 26.5% | 1.3 | High attention |
| 10 | Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articlesHS6 392490 - six-digit product code | $11.5M | 43.3% | 0.9 | Stable |
Buyer-market imports are total imports of that product into the buyer market, not only exports from Ghana. "Below product high" compares current exports with that product's highest reported year. Yearly variation is a calculated measure. Swipe sideways on a small screen to see every column.
Trade route conditions
Distance, tariffs, trade agreements, the buyer economy, and business rules add context to the export total.
Questions about this page
Definitions and limits for the figures above.
High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain.
Ghana reported $71.1M in goods exports to Mali in 2024.
75.7% of reported route exports are linked to product types marked for closer review. This points to where to investigate further.
An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
The page shows yearly export changes, product concentration, tariffs, distance, trade-agreement coverage, buyer-economy context, and business setup time where reported.
No. These are reported or calculated observations, not forecasts or guarantees.
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Data source
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.