Ghana

Political relations

France’s relations with Ghana, which are historically less strong than with the Francophone countries of West Africa, have been growing in recent years, particularly with the presidential visit in 2017.

France and Ghana consult one another on West African security and political issues. The two countries are also in contact in the framework of the United Nations Security Council, where Ghana has been a non-permanent member since 1 January 2022, notably concerning the consequences of the conflict in Ukraine.

Economic relations

Ghana is the fifth-largest market among non-Francophone sub-Saharan African countries, and the 14th-largest in sub-Saharan Africa as a whole. Sales of French goods represent 2.4% of Ghana’s imports, as against 6.5% in 2011. Trade is very concentrated in certain sectors. Capital goods, agrifood products, chemicals and perfumes continue to represent more than 75% of France’s exports to Ghana, while hydrocarbons and agricultural products and agrifood accounted for 39%, 35% and 26% respectively of our imports in 2019.

More than 70 French companies are currently present in Ghana, with investment stock of €1.3 billion, making it the seventh-largest destination for French foreign direct investment in Africa and the fourth-largest in ECOWAS. The largest investment in the country is that of Bolloré, in partnership with Maersk, for the Tema seaport expansion project. However, France’s economic presence remains below the country’s medium- and long-term economic potential.