Ghana earned US$75 million from the exports of mangoes in 2024, compared to US$62.05 million in 2023.
According to trading statistics by the Ghana Export Promotion Center, the United Kingdom was the largest importer of Ghanaian mangoes.
Ghana’s exports of mangoes to the UK market increased by 21% between 2020 and 2024.
Globally, the UK imported about US$218.43 million and US$286.95 million of mangoes in 2023 and 2024, respectively. It was ranked 4th amongst global importers in 2024, after the USA, China, and the Netherlands.
The report also showed that Ghana ranked 13th in the order of countries that exported mango to the world in 2024.
The country also placed 2nd as the largest exporter of mangoes to the UK, after Brazil. Again, it ranked 2nd after Egypt amongst African exporters.
Whilst Ghana’s export of mangoes to Belgium averagely a decline in both quantity and value by 14% and 16% respectively between 2020 and 2024, Ghana registered a positive export growth in value and quantity in Germany and the Netherlands during the same period.
Also, Ghana’s exports of mangoes to Switzerland averaged a negative growth for the period 2020 to 2024. However, a 17% growth was recorded between 2023 and 2024.
Potential and New Markets
For the past five years, global imports of mangoes grew by 3% with major importing countries in 2024 being the United States (23.2%), China (15.6%), the Netherlands (6.9%), the United Kingdom (6.6%), and Germany (6.1%).
The report said that to promote market diversification and deepen penetration for Ghana’s mango exports, strategic attention should be given to new and emerging markets with strong growth potential, high import demand, and favourable tariff regimes.
It added that Canada, UAE, Kazakhstan, and Nigeria are a few of the countries to explore.
It concluded that Nigeria and Ghana are within the same geographical region, which gives Ghana a comparative advantage with regard to proximity, favorable tariff regime, and language affinity.