Relations between both countries date back to the Conquista and the era of the Viceroyalty of Peru, as a number of African slaves came from the region.[2]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on June 23, 1987.[3] Peru has an embassy in Accra since 2013, which it shares with other members of the Pacific Alliance.[4][5] A consulate was opened by Peru in the coastal city of Tema in 2015.[6]
In 2015, a Peruvian delegation headed by Carlos Pareja Ríos [es] visited Accra to further bilateral relations,[7] as well as to formally inaugurate the Peruvian embassy in the state.[8] In 2016, a Ghanaian delegation visited Peru in order to further trade between both states.[9][2]
Trade
In 2020, Peruvian exports to Ghana totaled a value of US$ 17.8 million, which represented a growth of 229% in relation to 2019. On the same year, the trade balance between the two countries was US$ 17.5 million, a growth of 276% in relation to the previous year.[10]
^Mariátegui, Juan (1997). El diferendo fronterizo Perú-Ecuador (1994-1997): reflexiones en voz alta (in Spanish). J. Mariátegui. p. 280. Cuando él [Alberto Fujimori] fue presidente, en julio de 1990, existían seis embajadas en Africa. Luego, unos meses después suprimió cuatro (Kenia, Zimbabwe, Zambia y Argelia), quedando hasta el presente, Marruecos y Egipto.
