Ghana.
Republic of Ghana
Member of AU, NAM.
Population
33.5M
GDP (nominal)
$76.0B
GDP / capita
$2,270
Capital
Accra
Government
Unitary presidential c…
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
6.4 / 10
UN voting record
How Ghana votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
Bloc alignment data not available yet.
Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.
Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Ghana pursues a Pan-African, multilateral foreign policy rooted in Nkrumah's vision. It is a strong supporter of the African Continental Free Trade Area, UN peacekeeping, and South-South cooperation. Ghana maintains balanced ties with both Western nations and China, and is a member of the Commonwealth.
Accra advocates for democratic governance, conflict prevention, and development-oriented approaches to security. Ghana has been active on climate change, ocean governance, and debt sustainability for developing nations.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$76.0B
GDP per capita
$2,270
Currency
Ghanaian Cedi (GHS)
HDI
0.60
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Ghana’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.