Relationship dossier
Ghana
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Ghana and the United Arab Emirates have advanced economic cooperation through a trade agreement and sectoral agreements.
Ghana toward United Arab Emirates
+35The Ghanaian government negotiated and signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the United Arab Emirates and pursued bilateral cooperation agreements covering areas including investment, agriculture, energy and infrastructure.
United Arab Emirates toward Ghana
+35The Emirati government concluded a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Ghana and pursued bilateral cooperation agreements covering areas including investment, agriculture, energy and infrastructure.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a practical economic foundation, notably the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and cooperation initiatives in several sectors. These arrangements point to sustained cooperation, though their implementation and the full breadth of bilateral engagement are 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
Ghana and the United Arab Emirates have pursued practical economic cooperation, including a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and bilateral agreements covering areas such as investment, agriculture, energy and infrastructure. These initiatives indicate a cooperative relationship, although their implementation and the breadth of other government-to-government cooperation are not clear.
Key developments
Ghana and the United Arab Emirates signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
The governments pursued bilateral cooperation agreements in areas including investment, agriculture, energy and infrastructure.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and economic effects of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement are unclear.
- The scope and implementation of other bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.