Key Market Indicators
Ghana saw an extraordinary jump in its graphite imports in 2018, with the figure reaching $5,430 - a 783 percent increase from 2017's $615. From 2001 to 2018, demand grew nearly 200 percent. Ghana was ranked 101st in 2018, behind Jamaica's total of $5,430. South Korea, the United States and Germany followed in the ranking, placed second, third and fourth respectively. In the same year, Ghana was 68th, with Hungary at 413. Brazil, Germany and the United States came second, third and fourth in the ranking respectively.