Selected destination Ghana West Africa
Price-of-entry rank #2 of 50 paid destinations
Destination openness rank #8 29/53 African countries exempted
Regional average US$82 West Africa, simple mean
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Ghana
Paid visa or authorisation fee · High-confidence source · West Africa
Most expensive
Rank #2 of 50 High confidence West Africa Open but expensive
Non-exempt visa cost US$200 Paid visa or authorisation fee
Destination exempts 29 / 53 African states this destination exempts
Visa-free access 26 / 53 African states this passport opens
Possible paid exposure 27 Avg US$95 if a visa is required
Which African countries can enter Ghana without a visa?
Citizens of 29 African countries can enter Ghana without a visa.
Benin Burkina Faso Cabo Verde Côte d’Ivoire Eswatini The Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Malawi Mali Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Rankings
#2 of 50 ranked paid destinations Price of entry
#8 of 54 Destination openness rank — countries exempted
Reciprocity ledger
Granted 29
Received 26
Mutual 25
State reciprocity net +3 = granted − received (net creditor)
Largest creditors Lesotho, Liberia, Morocco, Mozambique
Largest debtors Botswana
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