# Ghana exports to Mali: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Ghana to Mali, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/GHA-MLI/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Ghana reported $71.1M in goods exports to Mali. The overall review level is High attention.

## How to read this page

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. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $71.1M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 75.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 8 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 34.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 721420 | 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 rolling | $25.0M | 16.3% | High attention |
| 2 | 690723 | 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% | $14.8M | 25.5% | High attention |
| 3 | 730661 | 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 73 | $11.5M | 35.4% | High attention |
| 4 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $16.1M | 13.2% | High attention |
| 5 | 283711 | Cyanides and cyanide oxides: of sodium | $30.2M | 15.9% | Watch |
| 6 | 271019 | Not reported | $1.5B | 95% | High attention |
| 7 | 271012 | Not reported | $717.4M | 91.1% | High attention |
| 8 | 732611 | Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further worked | $15.6M | 43.5% | Watch |
| 9 | 392321 | Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods | $18.5M | 26.5% | High attention |
| 10 | 392490 | Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $11.5M | 43.3% | Stable |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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