Relationship dossier
Canada
Ghana
Relationship assessment
Canada and Ghana have a cooperative relationship, including development assistance and a bilateral investment agreement.
Canada toward Ghana
+30Canada has provided development assistance to Ghana and entered into a bilateral investment agreement with the Ghanaian government, supporting cooperation on development and economic ties.
Ghana toward Canada
+25Ghana entered into a bilateral investment agreement with Canada, providing a formal basis for economic cooperation. Details of other Ghanaian government initiatives toward Canada are limited.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a cooperative foundation in Canadian development assistance and a bilateral investment agreement. These ties support sustained engagement, although the breadth of cooperation beyond development and economic matters is unclear.
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
Canada and Ghana maintain a cooperative relationship that includes Canadian development assistance and a bilateral investment agreement. The agreement provides a durable basis for economic cooperation, while the scale and continuity of other government-to-government initiatives are less clear.
Key developments
Canada and Ghana concluded a bilateral investment agreement, which entered into force in 2001.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Canadian development cooperation with Ghana are unclear.
- Details of Ghanaian government cooperation with Canada beyond bilateral economic arrangements are limited.