The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Ghana passport: rank 114 of 199
The Ghana passport scores 49.5 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 65 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 76.4, rank 122).
Photo: Cape Coast Castle · Jenef Offei Emmanuel · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Ghana passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 3.6 / 30 | 65 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 12% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 1.3 / 20 | Right to live and work in 14 other countries. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 15.0 / 15 | No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad. |
| Citizenship flexibility | 9.0 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed; Passed automatically to children born abroad; Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 5.5 / 10 | Political stability 67/100 · rule of law 59/100 · embassies or consulates in 63 countries. |
| Investor Score | 49.5 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Ghana passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free45
- Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Benin · 90 days
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cape Verde · 90 days
- Côte d’Ivoire · 90 days
- Dominica
- Eswatini · 30 days
- Fiji
- Gambia · 90 days
- Grenada
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Guyana · 90 days
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Kenya · 90 days
- Kiribati · 90 days
- Liberia
- Malawi · 90 days
- Mali
- Mauritius · 90 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Palestine
- Philippines · 30 days
- Rwanda · 90 days
- Samoa · 60 days
- Senegal · 90 days
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore · 30 days
- South Africa · 90 days
- St Vincent & the Grenadines · 30 days
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Uganda
- Vanuatu · 120 days
- Zimbabwe
Electronic travel authorisation3
Visa on arrival17
E-visa42
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Angola
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Bahrain
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Colombia
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Hong Kong
- India
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Malaysia
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Oman
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
Visa required91
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Yemen
Right to live and work
Where Ghana citizens can live and work
Ghana citizens can live and work without a permit in these countries:
Right to live and work14
- Benin · facilitated residence
- Burkina Faso · facilitated residence
- Cape Verde · facilitated residence
- Côte d’Ivoire · facilitated residence
- Gambia · facilitated residence
- Guinea · facilitated residence
- Guinea-Bissau · facilitated residence
- Liberia · facilitated residence
- Mali · facilitated residence
- Niger · facilitated residence
- Nigeria · facilitated residence
- Senegal · facilitated residence
- Sierra Leone · facilitated residence
- Togo · facilitated residence
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Ghana citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad.
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Passed automatically to children born abroad
- Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 67/100 · rule of law 59/100 · embassies or consulates in 63 countries.
Ghana passport: common questions
How many countries can Ghana passport holders visit without a visa? +
65 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 45 visa-free, 3 with an electronic travel authorisation and 17 with a visa on arrival. A further 42 offer an e-visa, and 91 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Ghana citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa required. United Kingdom: Visa required. United States: Visa required.
Is the Ghana passport good for investors? +
It ranks 114 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 49.5 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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