Openness rank
#155
Entry openness
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Country profile
Capital
Accra
Population
33.7 million
Area
239,460 km²
Currency
Ghanaian cedi GHS
Languages
English
Time zone
UTC+00:00
Foreign-born
532,286 · 2024
Migrant share
1.5%
Ethnic groups · 2021
- Akan45.7%
- Mole-Dagbani18.5%
- Ewe12.8%
- Ga-Dangme7.1%
- Gurma6.4%
- Guan3.2%
- Other6.3%
Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.
Entry openness
62
F+A+eTA
Visa free
39
passports in
eVisa
0
Visa required 136
Entry with current passport
Visa required
Ghana
GH · Openness rank #155
No full immigration briefing for this destination yet. Inbound visa policy below is computed from the passport-index matrix. Use official channels to apply.
Passports that enter without a prior visa
Singapore#2Visa free
Barbados#49Visa free
Bahamas#51Visa free
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines#56Visa free
Seychelles#58Visa free
Grenada#63Visa free
Mauritius#65Visa free
Trinidad and Tobago#65Visa free
Dominica#70Visa free
South Africa#97Visa free
Jamaica#104Visa free
Guyana#105Visa free
Botswana#116Visa free
Morocco#118Visa free
Lesotho#121Visa free
Eswatini#124Visa free
Malawi#125Visa free
Kenya#128Visa free
Tanzania#128Visa free
Gambia#130Visa free
Cabo Verde#132Visa free
Rwanda#135Visa free
Uganda#135Visa free
Benin#141Visa free
Sierra Leone#141Visa free
São Tomé and Príncipe#141Visa free
Zimbabwe#141Visa free
Mozambique#146Visa free
Senegal#146Visa free
Togo#150Visa free
Burkina Faso#153Visa free
Côte d'Ivoire#156Visa free
Guinea#156Visa free
Niger#156Visa free
Mali#162Visa free
Guinea-Bissau#165Visa free
Liberia#170Visa free
Nigeria#181Visa free
Sudan#186Visa free
United Arab Emirates#1On arrival
+22
Policy briefings are compiled from public sources. They are not legal advice. Quotas, salary bars and visa-free lists move — always verify with the destination government and its missions.