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Ghana\u2019s trade balance has increased to US$2.058 billion as of October 2023, representing 2.7% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).<\/p>\n
This was contained in the Bank of Ghana\u2019s November 2023 Summary of Economic and Financial Data.<\/p>\n
The data showed that the country\u2019s trade balance increased by US$310 million between July and October.<\/p>\n
This means Ghana\u2019s trade balance grew by about 16 percent from the US$1.75 billion recorded in July 2023.<\/p>\n
On a year-on-year basis, this is indicative that this new trade balance represents a 10 percentage points increase from the US$1.85 billion recorded in October 2022.<\/p>\n
Total exports as of October stand at US$13.45 billion, from the US$11.47 billion observed in July 2023.<\/p>\n
In the same period last year, total exports stood at US$14.36 billion, representing a 6.5% drop in comparison to this year\u2019s figure.<\/p>\n
Gold is still the highest contributor to exports raking in $6.07 billion, followed by crude oil exports which totaled $3.06 billion in October 2023, and cocoa with $1.70 billion.<\/p>\n
Ghana\u2019s balance of payment remained negative as of September 30 with a balance of payment deficit of $617 million representing 0.8% of GDP.<\/p>\n
The current account balance stands at $1.04 billion representing 1.4% of GDP.<\/p>\n
The Capital and Financial Account Balance was $1.47 billion in deficit.<\/p>\n
Gross International Reserves were $5.15 billion in October 2023, equivalent to nearly Net International Reserves amounting to US$2.15 billion.<\/p>\n
This is indicative of 2.4 months of import cover.<\/p>\n
SSD\/MA<\/p>\n
Source:\u00a0<\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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