Petroleum imports into the country surged by 36.7% in 2025, rising to 8.71 billion litres from 6.2 billion litres in 2024, according to the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC).
The group’s Full-Year 2025 analysis, based on Bank of Ghana data, estimates that the petroleum import bill reached about US$4.95 billion, up from US$4.63 billion the previous year. Refined product imports also climbed from 5.06 million metric tonnes in 2024 to 6.92 million metric tonnes in 2025. Petroleum products now account for about 30–32% of…