Cocoa Beans Prices in Ghana
These figures are the global benchmark (world reference) price for cocoa beans, updated monthly from World Bank Pink Sheet. Country-specific farmgate, wholesale and retail prices for Ghana are being added as additional official sources are integrated.
| Variety | Market level | Price (US$/kg) | Local (GHS) | MoM | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Global benchmark | 4.16 | 44.73 | ▲ 22.4% | ▼ 53.7% | World Bank Pink Sheet |
As of May 2026, the cocoa beans price in Ghana is US$ 4.16 per kg (44.73 GHS), down 53.7% year-on-year. Every figure is sourced and dated — no estimates are presented as observed prices.
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Cocoa Beans Price History & Trend
Global benchmark (world reference) price for cocoa beans, US$ per kg. A dedicated Ghana series begins building from our next crawl. Source: World Bank Pink Sheet.
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In 2019 Ghana sold 643,643 tonnes of cocoa beans. In 2019 alone, the market for Ghana cocoa beans (processed category) has decreased, changing by -23.707 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cocoa beans' exports grew by 12.26% earning the country US$1,851.96m for the year 2019. Ghana's cocoa beans exports are classified as:
- Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted (HS code 180100)
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Ghana cocoa beans export values
In 2019, Ghana shipped cocoa beans worth 1,851.96m USD, a contraction of -24.01% from 2018's total cocoa beans export of 2437.194m USD. The annual change in value of Ghana cocoa beans between 2017 to 2018 was 48.424%.
The yearly change in the volume of Ghana's cocoa beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 12.26 percent compared to a variation of -23.707% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ghana cocoa beans ( in '000$ )
Ghana's leading destinations for cocoa beans are the Netherlands, Malaysia, US, Japan and Belgium.
Ghana brought in 0 tonnes of cocoa beans in 2019.
Production
The production of cocoa beans in Ghana was 811,700 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of -10.28%. The country had approximately 1,478,462.00 hectares under cocoa beans cultivation.