Relationship dossier
Barbados
Ghana
Relationship assessment
Barbados and Ghana have developed practical cooperation through high-level visits and bilateral agreements.
Barbados toward Ghana
+35Barbados has pursued bilateral cooperation with Ghana through high-level engagement and agreements, including instruments associated with Prime Minister Mia Mottley's 2022 visit to Ghana.
Ghana toward Barbados
+35Ghana has pursued bilateral cooperation with Barbados through high-level engagement and agreements, including instruments associated with Prime Minister Mia Mottley's 2022 visit to Ghana.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a cooperative foundation in practical bilateral agreements and high-level engagement, alongside shared African and Caribbean ties. The known arrangements indicate meaningful cooperation, but their implementation and the breadth of sustained government activity remain uncertain.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Barbados and Ghana have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, including agreements and memoranda associated with high-level visits. Their relationship also draws on shared African and Caribbean ties. The known cooperation supports a positive assessment, although its scope and implementation are not clear enough to characterize the relationship as a close or extensively integrated partnership.
Key developments
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley visited Ghana, with the countries pursuing bilateral agreements and memoranda covering areas of cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements and memoranda are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing government cooperation beyond high-level visits is uncertain.