Ghana
ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Ghana. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.
About Ghana codes
Need Ghana (GH) for a checkout form, shipping zone, or backend validation? This page summarizes the ISO 3166-1 country codes and official subdivisions developers use with CountriesDB.
This guide lists 16 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Ghana. These are the same codes CountriesDB serves through widgets and the Backend Data API.
For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch Ghana from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.
ISO codes
Official subdivisions (16)
Official ISO 3166-2 codes for Ghana. Use these values in region/state selects and server-side validation, not informal or marketing region names.
| Code | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| GH-AF | Ahafo | region |
| GH-AH | Ashanti | region |
| GH-BO | Bono | region |
| GH-BE | Bono East | region |
| GH-CP | Central | region |
| GH-EP | Eastern | region |
| GH-AA | Greater Accra | region |
| GH-NE | North East | region |
| GH-NP | Northern | region |
| GH-OT | Oti | region |
| GH-SV | Savannah | region |
| GH-UE | Upper East | region |
| GH-UW | Upper West | region |
| GH-TV | Volta | region |
| GH-WP | Western | region |
| GH-WN | Western North | region |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the ISO 3166-1 code for Ghana?
- Ghana uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 GH, alpha-3 GHA, and numeric 288. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
- How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does Ghana have?
- CountriesDB lists 16 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Ghana (states, provinces, regions, or equivalent). Use them when you validate region selects and shipping zones.
- How do I use Ghana country and subdivision data in a form?
- Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for Ghana, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.
Use Ghana in your app
Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for Ghana (GH) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.