Plugs and voltage
Ghana uses Type G sockets; Type D is also found. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.
Type G is standard; Type D in older buildings.
At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Money
GH₵ Ghanaian Cedi GHS
Average in 2025: 1 USD = 12.56 GHS (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.
Price level 42 (US = 100, 2025)
Everyday household prices in Ghana are about 42% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Englishofficial21%
Also official in some regions: Akan, Ewe, Ga.
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Ghana is on UTC+0, with no daylight saving time.
Driving
Traffic in Ghana drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.
Public holidays in the next 12 months
14 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
December 2026
- Farmers' Day
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
January 2027
- New Year's Day
- Constitution Day
March 2027
- Independence Day
- Eid-ul-Fitr (estimated)
- Shaqq Day (estimated)
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
May 2027
- Labour Day
- Eid-ul-Adha (estimated)
July 2027
- Republic Day
September 2027
- Founder's Day
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 2 Exercise increased caution
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
- FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country
Updated 2026-07-02. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +233
- Internet domain
- .gh
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
More in Western Africa
Flag: Flag of Ghana.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Ghana.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.
