Ghana’s total export earnings for the first two months of 2026 have risen to $6.2 billion.

This marks a significant increase from the $4.2 billion recorded over the same period in 2024.

The country ended 2025 with a record total export value of $31.1 billion.

Gold remained the dominant export, with earnings of $20 billion in 2025, up sharply from $10.3 billion in 2024.

Drivers of 2026 exports data

According to the latest Summary of Financial and Economic Data ending March 2026, gold led export earnings in the first two months of the year, bringing in $4.2 billion compared to $2.3 billion in the same period of 2024.

Cocoa earnings, however, declined to $956 million from $1.1 billion.

Other exports also dropped slightly, generating $540 million compared to $596 million in 2024.

On the import side, Ghana spent $2.5 billion between January and February 2026, unchanged from the same period in 2024.

Of this, $825 million went to oil imports, while other imports totalled $1.6 billion.

The strong export performance resulted in a trade surplus of $3.2 billion, up from $2.1 billion in the first two months of 2024.

The increase was largely driven by higher export earnings, particularly from gold.