A Ghanaian ordinary passport enters 41 countries without a visa, according to the list Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs published in September 2026. Fourteen are Ghana’s neighbours in West Africa; the rest are in southern and eastern Africa, the Caribbean, and a few beyond.
“Without a visa” means you do not apply before you go. It does not mean you cannot be refused: the officer at the border still decides, and will want a return ticket, an address and money for the stay.
West Africa: ECOWAS and the Sahel states
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. Stays of up to 90 days. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have left ECOWAS and remain on the Ministry’s list.
Elsewhere in Africa
| Country | Stay |
|---|---|
| Eswatini | 90 days |
| Kenya | 90 days |
| Lesotho | 90 days |
| Malawi | 90 days |
| Mauritius | 90 days |
| Morocco | 90 days, with a free online travel authorisation first |
| Mozambique | 90 days |
| Rwanda | 90 days |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 90 days |
| Seychelles | 90 days |
| South Africa | 90 days in any twelve months |
| Tanzania | 90 days |
| Uganda | 90 days |
| Zambia | 30 days |
| Zimbabwe | 90 days |
The Caribbean and beyond
| Country | Stay |
|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | 90 days |
| The Bahamas | 90 days |
| Barbados | 90 days |
| Dominica | 90 days |
| Grenada | 30 days |
| Guyana | 90 days |
| Jamaica | 90 days |
| Maldives | 30 days |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 90 days |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 90 days |
| Singapore | 90 days |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 90 days |
Lists that differ from this one
Passport indexes put Ghana’s number higher, between 67 and 69, because they count countries that give a visa on arrival or an electronic visa as “visa free”. This page lists only the countries the Ministry says need nothing in advance. Several often-quoted ones are not on it, Botswana, Egypt and Malaysia among them, and the UAE needs a visa applied for before travel. — Dubai visas for Ghanaians
Before any trip
- Six months on your passport. Many countries refuse a passport with less, visa or no visa. — How long a passport takes
- Your yellow fever card. Most African countries on this list ask for it, and Ghana asks for it when you come home. — Vaccines and the yellow fever card
- Check close to the date. Visa rules change with little notice, in both directions. The country’s own immigration website or embassy in Accra is the final word.