Ghana's informal trade with neighbours hits GH¢31billion, surpasses formal trade with neighbours – GSS Report

The Informal Cross-Border Trade report, which provides the first continuous measurement of informal trade flows, found that informal trade was about one and a half times the value of formal trade with Togo, Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire, which stood at GH¢20.

Informal cross-border trade between Ghana and its three land neighbours reached GH¢31 billion in the first three quarters of 2025, surpassing formal trade, according to a new report released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS).

Ghana's informal food trade deficit doubled from about GH¢400 million in the first quarter to about GH¢800 million in the third quarter.