Visa-Free Countries for Ghana

To travel from Ghana to another country, one will often need a passport and a visa to enter the new jurisdiction.

The good news is that, through bilateral relations between Ghana and other countries, some of these restrictions have been lifted and some too are visa on arrival.

According to Henley Passport Index in 2020, Ghana dropped one place to 78th position for the world’s most travel-friendly passports.

Per the index, the Ghanaian passport provides visa-free/visa on arrival access to 65 destinations across Asia, Africa, Caribbean, Oceania, Americas and the Middle East while 161 destinations required a visa from Ghanaian nationals.

The Ghanaian passport was ranked the 77th strongest with visa-free access to 63 countries in 2019 by the index.

Ghana’s highest ranking on the index came in 2006 when it placed 53rd.

These are the list of countries / destinations that offer visa-free/visa-on-arrival access to Ghanaian passport holders;

1. Bangladesh
2. Cambodia
3. Indonesia
4. Macao (SAR China)
5. Maldives
6. Pakistan
7. Philippines
8. Singapore
9. Timor-Leste
10. Benin
11. Burkina Faso
12. Cape Verde Islands
13. Comores Islands
14. Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
15. Eswatini (Swaziland)
16. Ethiopia
17. Gambia
18. Guinea
19. Guinea-Bissau
20. Kenya
21. Liberia
22. Madagascar
23. Mali
24. Mauritania
25. Mauritius
26. Mozambique
27. Niger
28. Nigeria
29. Rwanda
30. Senegal
31. Seychelles
32. Sierra Leone
33. Somalia
34. South Africa*
35. Tanzania
36. Togo
37. Uganda
38. Zambia
39. Zimbabwe
40. Cook Islands
41. Fiji
42. Micronesia
43. Niue
44. Palau Islands
45. Samoa
46. Tuvalu
47. Vanuatu
48. Barbados
49. British Virgin Islands
50. Dominica
51. Grenada
52. Haiti
53. Jamaica
54. Montserrat
55. St. Kitts and Nevis
56. St. Lucia
57. St. Vincent and the Grenadines
58. Trinidad and Tobago
59. Belize
60. Bolivia
61. Guyana
62. Nicaragua
63. Iran
64. Jordan
65. Lebanon

Although the index lists South Africa among the destinations with visa-free access to Ghanaian passport holders, the two countries are yet to finalize the agreement.

If you love traveling for business of pleasure as a Ghanaian, then this is your information. Make the best out of it and enjoy your travels around Africa and the globe at large.

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