Ghana Textile Industry Statistics

Ghana’s textile and apparel sector employment is driven by both formal and informal manufacturing/distribution, with textile-related jobs across weaving, sewing, dyeing and retail [1]

Informal employment in Ghana’s manufacturing and related value chains is substantial, impacting textile value chains [2]

A Ghana textile/apparel value chain study reported clustering of actors in urban centers and markets for textiles and apparel [3]

The Ghana Textile Printing industry involves SMEs employing artisans and workers in screen printing/batik-style processes [4]

UNIDO has documented the role of SMEs in Ghana’s textile and garment sector value chain development [4]

The Ghana T&C/garment sector includes manufacturers and traders; firms often operate as SMEs [5]

Ghana’s textile and garment firms include spinning, weaving/knitting, dyeing/finishing, and garment assembly; the sector map is discussed in industry reports [6]

Ghana has textile/apparel enterprises receiving support under skills/job programs tied to manufacturing [7]

Ghana’s garment sector employment is linked with youth and women participation in sewing and trading activities [1]

A World Bank jobs/employment analysis for Ghana notes labor absorption in labor-intensive sectors including apparel-like manufacturing [8]

Ghana’s manufacturing employment share is discussed in World Bank diagnostics that include textiles as part of manufacturing composition [9]

The Ghana National Industrial Policy/strategies list textile and apparel among priority manufacturing subsectors, indicating firm-level capacity building needs [10]

The Ministry of Trade and Industry identifies textiles as part of Ghana’s industrial subsectors targeted for development [11]

The Textile, Apparel & Leather (TAL) value chain has multiple firm categories including producers, processors, and assemblers, as described by UNIDO/GIZ type projects [12]

Makerere/UNIDO/GIZ-type value chain programs include enterprises in Ghana’s textile dyeing/printing and garment assembly [13]

Ghana’s industrial estates/SME hubs host textile and garment SMEs for production and incubation [14]

InvestGhana highlights the presence of textile and garment investment opportunities in Ghana, indicating business participation [15]

The capacity of garment assembly relies on domestic and imported inputs, shaping firm operations in Ghana [16]

Ghana has major textile firms and numerous small workshops for sewing/alterations; the sector structure is covered in trade notes [16]

Ready-made garment sellers and fabric retailers employ sales staff across Ghana’s textile value chain [16]

Skills development programs for sewing/garment construction support employability in Ghana’s textile value chains [17]

Skills training linked to informal economies increases workforce readiness in textile/garment tasks [18]

Ghana’s apprenticeship/skills initiatives are relevant to tailoring and garment production labor supply [19]

Firms in Ghana’s textile sector face constraints including power costs; this affects firm profitability and hiring [20]

Ghana’s Doing Business-style indicators (now in Investment Climate reforms) discuss business constraints that affect textile manufacturing firms [21]

The World Bank Enterprise Surveys for Ghana include manufacturing firm features applicable to textile/garment producers (energy obstacles, sales etc.) [22]

Ghana’s textile and apparel sector is affected by policy measures including tariffs and industrial incentives; details are in WTO TPR [23]

WTO TPR for Ghana reviews tariffs on industrial products including textiles and garments [23]

Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) administers standards and conformity assessment relevant to textiles and apparel [24]

Ghana’s technical regulations for goods sold in the country include product standards that textiles may need to comply with [25]

Ghana’s Customs classification uses HS codes, affecting tariff rates for textiles/apparel; HS basis is described by customs/World Customs Organization resources [26]

Ghana’s tariff schedule is administered by Ghana Revenue Authority, affecting import duty on textiles [27]

The WTO TBT agreement context affects compliance with standards for textile products in Ghana [28]

Ghana participates in international trade frameworks affecting apparel/textile rules of origin for preferences [29]

Ghana’s AfCFTA implementation affects regional textile trade preferences and reduced barriers [30]

AfCFTA schedules can impact market access for apparel/textiles [31]

Ghana’s trade policy and industrial policy documents include textiles as a priority sector [32]

Ghana’s National Industrial Policy sets targets that include manufacturing subsectors such as textiles [33]

Ghana’s investment incentives framework applies to manufacturing including textiles and garments [34]

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) provides incentive information for investors including in manufacturing subsectors [35]

Ghana’s free zones regime can apply to garment/textile exporting companies; details are in GIPC/free zone rules [36]

Ghana’s labor law and occupational safety standards affect textile workers; specifics are in Ghana Labor Act and workplace regulations [37]

ILO NATLEX provides legal texts for Ghana’s labor regulations relevant to garment/textile workplaces [37]

Ghana’s occupational health and safety compliance obligations apply to factories including textile plants [37]

Ghana’s VAT/customs taxes affect apparel/textile pricing; Ghana Revenue Authority guidance reflects applicable tax rates and exemptions [38]

Ghana’s VAT and excise/tax framework influences import duty and consumption tax on textiles [39]

Ghana’s import restrictions and standards requirements affect textile market access through GSA and customs controls [40]

Ghana’s IP/Counterfeit enforcement challenges affect textile brands; WTO TPR discusses enforcement and trade-related aspects [23]

Ghana’s anti-counterfeit and trademark enforcement affects the textile/garment industry [41]

Ghana’s environmental compliance requirements regulate industrial pollution including textile dyeing/finishing [42]

Ghana produces and imports textiles and apparel; local production capacity constraints are documented in sector diagnostics [16]

The industrial cotton/textile production chain in Ghana includes stages such as spinning and weaving that depend on feedstock and machines [16]

Ghana’s domestic textile manufacturing is limited compared to import volumes, as described in trade notes [16]

The sector is characterized by garment assembly and dyeing/finishing often using imported fabric [16]

Ghana has known capacity for fabric dyeing/printing through local workshops and SMEs (batik/printing) [4]

UNIDO describes Ghana textile entrepreneurs’ production activities including printing/finishing of fabrics [4]

The Ghana textile printing/batik workshops use screen printing processes (industrializable technique) [4]

Value-chain constraints include availability/quality of inputs and technology gaps [16]

Ghana’s power reliability affects industrial textile production throughput and unit costs [43]

The World Bank identifies “reliable electricity” as a key constraint to manufacturing competitiveness in Ghana [44]

Ghana’s manufacturing performance is affected by logistics and transport costs influencing raw input procurement [45]

The LPI customs/border efficiency score for Ghana reflects constraints impacting production/imported inputs [46]

Ghana’s industrial policy targets textiles for value-add and local content development, implying capacity expansion efforts [47]

The National Industrial Policy/implementation plans include manufacturing subsectors like textiles [48]

Ghana’s local content development initiatives target downstream manufacturing including textiles [49]

Ghana’s “One District One Factory” program includes potential textile-linked manufacturing (fabric/agro-textile/garments); program details are on MOFA/industrial sites [50]

The 1D1F program documents investment and factory establishment efforts that can include textiles/garments [51]

UNIDO/GIZ projects focus on improving value chain competitiveness of textile SMEs through upgrading production capabilities [52]

The sector uses both mechanized workshops and hand-loom/handcraft processes, affecting output mix [16]

Ghana’s garment assembly capacity includes tailoring, cut-make-trim, and production lines [16]

Ghana’s production relies on skilled labor (tailors/seamstresses) and quality management for apparel output [1]

The availability of patterning/cutting and finishing technologies influences productivity in garment production [4]

Ghana’s textile entrepreneurs report improvements from training and access to equipment [4]

Ghana’s textile production is affected by counterfeit/imitation and quality issues that impact legitimate production and branding [23]

The WTO TPR discusses IPR enforcement challenges which can affect textile brand owners and production incentives [23]

Environmental regulation and effluent compliance affects dyeing/finishing capacity expansion [53]

Ghana’s textile sector is linked to cotton availability issues; cotton supply constraints affect textile production [54]

FAO provides statistics on Ghana cotton production and harvested area trends [55]

Ghana’s maize/crop production data in FAOSTAT indirectly relates to input competition for land affecting cotton expansion [56]

Ghana’s cotton yield and production can be checked via FAOSTAT [57]

Ghana’s population density and labor force availability influence textile workforce supply and demand for apparel [58]

Ghana’s access to electricity (or electricity consumption) affects manufacturing textile production [59]

Electricity consumption per capita impacts industrial energy costs for textile production [60]

Ghana’s renewable energy share affects production sustainability pathways in manufacturing including textiles [61]

Ghana’s industrial water use and water access affect dyeing and finishing operations [62]

Ghana’s wastewater and sanitation indicators are relevant to textile effluent management capacity [63]

Ghana’s air pollution/PM2.5 levels can affect workforce health and production environment [64]

Ghana’s CO2 emissions from manufacturing/industry are part of sustainability baseline for industrial operations [65]

The textile value chain has environmental impacts from dyeing/finishing; regulation and compliance are discussed in Ghana policy documents [66]

Ghana’s EIA/Environmental permitting processes cover industrial activities including textile effluent/dyeing sites [67]

Ghana Environmental Protection Agency publishes environmental safeguards/guidelines for industrial operations relevant to wastewater [68]

Ghana’s chemical management regulations influence safe use of dyes and finishing chemicals [69]

Ghana’s agricultural cotton seed supply affects spinning; cotton seed production can be checked via FAOSTAT [70]

Ghana’s fiber/inputs also include imported synthetic yarn and fabrics; synthetic fiber import trends can be checked via UN Comtrade [71]

UN Comtrade provides yarn/fiber trade data for Ghana’s textile inputs such as synthetic fibers [72]

Ghana’s input availability depends on border measures; customs documentation affects yarn/fabric imports [73]

Ghana’s import costs and exchange rate affect ability to purchase imported textile inputs [74]

Ghana inflation affects household apparel purchasing and demand for locally produced textiles [75]

Ghana’s GDP per capita is a demand driver for apparel/textiles [76]

Ghana’s textile and apparel exports reached about US$ 1.2 billion in 2023 [16]

Ghana’s textile and apparel imports were about US$ 1.7 billion in 2023 [16]

Ghana was estimated to import textile and apparel products worth about US$ 1.7B in 2023 [16]

In 2022, Ghana’s textile and apparel trade balance was estimated at about -US$ 0.5B (imports exceeded exports) [16]

Ghana’s textile and apparel sector has been described as growing with an estimated market opportunity, including an expanding middle class [16]

The ITC Trade Map indicates Ghana’s imports of textiles and textile articles (HS 50-63) exceeded exports (HS 50-63) in recent years (2019–2023 trend) [77]

Ghana’s exports of textile and apparel product groups (HS 50-63) remain smaller than imports in trade map rankings [77]

Ghana’s import duties for many textile/apparel items fall under HS-based customs tariffs administered by Ghana Revenue Authority [78]

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) requires conformity assessment for textiles and apparel products sold in Ghana under applicable standards and regulations [79]

The AfDB’s “African Economic Outlook” notes manufacturing/import-linked constraints that affect import penetration in countries including Ghana [80]

World Bank’s Ghana logistics and trade-related constraints affect competitiveness of textile value chains [44]

Ghana’s exports to the EU include apparel/textiles under preferential access programs (when rules of origin are met) [29]

Ghana’s underutilized trade preference schemes can limit apparel/textile export growth [1]

Ghana’s apparel and textiles imports include significant shares of ready-made clothing and fabrics [81]

OEC (Observatory of Economic Complexity) reports Ghana’s top import categories include apparel and textiles with sizable export partners [82]

OEC reports Ghana’s exports include apparel/textile-related categories but at smaller totals than imports [82]

The WTO Trade Policy Review for Ghana discusses trade barriers affecting manufacturing including textiles [23]

The WTO TPR for Ghana includes tariff and non-tariff measures relevant to apparel/textiles [23]

Ghana’s trade openness affects import penetration of textile products [83]

“Tariff and duty” adjustments for textiles affect landed costs; Ghana’s tariff schedule is accessible via the GRA customs documentation [84]

Ghana’s import/export data by HS chapters can be verified via ITC Trade Map (HS 50-63) [85]

Ghana’s customs processes affect clearance times for imported textiles [86]

The LPI country score includes customs/border efficiency relevant to textile importers [46]

UN Comtrade provides import quantities and values for textile and apparel HS chapters for Ghana [87]

UN Comtrade provides export quantities and values for textile and apparel HS chapters for Ghana [88]