Relationship dossier
Ghana
Sri Lanka
Relationship assessment
Constructive ties, with bilateral cooperation agreements and limited detail on their scope or implementation
Ghana toward Sri Lanka
+20Ghana engaged in bilateral cooperation with Sri Lanka through agreements associated with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s 2010 visit to Ghana. The scope and implementation of these arrangements are unclear.
Sri Lanka toward Ghana
+20Sri Lanka pursued bilateral cooperation with Ghana through agreements associated with President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s 2010 visit. The scope and implementation of these arrangements are unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes bilateral cooperation agreements connected with a high-level visit, indicating a constructive foundation. The known arrangements do not establish the breadth or continuity of cooperation, and their implementation 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
Ghana and Sri Lanka have maintained diplomatic relations and pursued bilateral cooperation, including agreements associated with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s 2010 visit to Ghana. The known cooperation suggests constructive ties, but the range and implementation of bilateral arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited Ghana, and the two governments pursued bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation agreements associated with the 2010 visit are unclear.
- Details of subsequent bilateral government cooperation are limited.