World Number Plates

Number Plates of Ghana

Continent: Africa

Capital: Accra

Population: 21 million

Country ISO code: GH

Country OVAL code: GH

Driving Side: Right

First license issued in 1959

Number of vehicles:
cars 60,000 (1986), trucks and buses 46,000 (1986)

Road information:
total: 46,176 km; paved: 8,496 km; unpaved: 37,679 km (1999 est.)

Located on the western coast of Africa, Ghana is surrounded by Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Togo.

The current series of car registrations are white with black lettering. It also has the country flag on the right hand side. The format of the current series is LL NNNN L, with ‘L’ standing for a letter and ‘N’ for a number. The older format number plates were black with either white or silver lettering. Diplomatic plates were also in a similar format with black number plates and white lettering.