Ghana reported a trade surplus of $13.66 billion in 2025, which was a substantial increase over the $9.88 billion in 2024.
In its most recent Monetary Policy Report, the Bank of Ghana said Monday that this was mostly due to a dramatic increase in export revenue from cocoa and gold.
Compared to $19.16 billion in the same period in 2024, total export receipts grew significantly to $31.11 billion at the end of December 2025.
Gold continued to be the biggest source of export revenue, with profits more than doubling to $20.98 billion from $10.31 billion the previous year.
Both greater export volumes and rising worldwide prices were cited by the Bank as reasons for the outturn.
The average price of gold increased by 49.9 percent to $3,400.35 per fine ounce, while export volumes increased by 35.7 percent to 6.17 million fine ounces, reflecting increased geopolitical tensions and global economic uncertainties.
Additionally, cocoa exports—which include beans and processed goods—performed well, bringing in $3.86 billion in 2025 as opposed to $1.94 billion the year before.
Increased global cocoa prices and increased export volumes helped to assist the development.
Earnings from the export of crude oil, however, decreased by 32.3% to $2.62 billion from $3.87 billion in 2024.
Source: newsthemegh.com