Share of crude oil in total merchandise exports from Ghana 2016-2020
As of 2020, crude oil exported from Ghana accounted for roughly 20 percent of the country's total merchandise exports. This registered a considerable decrease compared to the two preceding years, when exports of this fossil fuel covered over 28 percent of the exported merchandise. According to the source, the drop in crude oil exports in 2020 was largely due to decreases in production.
