Relationship dossier
Ghana
Venezuela
Relationship assessment
Bilateral engagement has included agreements on energy, agriculture and other areas
Ghana toward Venezuela
+25Ghanaian and Venezuelan leaders engaged in high-level bilateral talks, and Ghana joined agreements with Venezuela covering cooperation in areas including energy and agriculture.
Venezuela toward Ghana
+25Venezuela pursued high-level bilateral engagement with Ghana, including a 2008 visit by President Hugo Chávez, and entered agreements with Ghana on cooperation in areas including energy and agriculture.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has included substantive bilateral engagement and cooperation agreements, rather than relying solely on diplomatic ties or shared forum membership. The known examples suggest a cooperative structure, but the scope and durability of practical collaboration are 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 Venezuela have pursued bilateral cooperation through high-level government engagement and agreements covering areas including energy, agriculture and education. The relationship appears cooperative, although the scale and implementation of these arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
President Hugo Chávez visited Ghana, and the governments pursued cooperation agreements in areas including energy and agriculture.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of sustained government engagement beyond high-level visits is uncertain.