World Factbook
Ivory Coast
République de Côte d'Ivoire
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Budget
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note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
revenues
$12.351 billion (2023 est.)
expenditures
$16.03 billion (2023 est.)
Exports
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note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
Exports 2020
$13.232 billion (2020 est.)
Exports 2021
$16.23 billion (2021 est.)
Exports 2022
$17.211 billion (2022 est.)
Imports
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note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
Imports 2020
$12.66 billion (2020 est.)
Imports 2021
$16.191 billion (2021 est.)
Imports 2022
$19.948 billion (2022 est.)
Industries
foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining, gold mining, truck and bus assembly, textiles, fertilizer, building materials, electricity
Labor force
12.595 million (2024 est.)
note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
Public debt
Public debt 2016
47% of GDP (2016 est.)
Remittances
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note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
Remittances 2021
0.6% of GDP (2021 est.)
Remittances 2022
1.5% of GDP (2022 est.)
Remittances 2023
1.3% of GDP (2023 est.)
Exchange rates
Currency
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2020
575.586 (2020 est.)
Exchange rates 2021
554.531 (2021 est.)
Exchange rates 2022
623.76 (2022 est.)
Exchange rates 2023
606.57 (2023 est.)
Exchange rates 2024
606.345 (2024 est.)
Debt - external
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note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
Debt - external 2023
$26.576 billion (2023 est.)
Economic overview
one of West Africa’s most influential, stable, and rapidly developing economies; poverty declines in urban but increases in rural areas; strong construction sector and increasingly diverse economic portfolio; increasing but manageable public debt; large labor force in agriculture
Unemployment rate
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note: % of labor force seeking employment
Unemployment rate 2022
2.4% (2022 est.)
Unemployment rate 2023
2.3% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate 2024
2.3% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Switzerland 17%, Netherlands 9%, Mali 7%, USA 5%, Malaysia 4% (2023)
note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
Imports - partners
China 16%, Nigeria 12%, France 6%, India 5%, USA 4% (2023)
note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
Real GDP per capita
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note: data in 2021 dollars
Real GDP per capita 2022
$6,300 (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2023
$6,500 (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2024
$6,700 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
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note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
Real GDP growth rate 2022
6.4% (2022 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2023
6.5% (2023 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2024
6% (2024 est.)
Agricultural products
yams, cassava, oil palm fruit, cocoa beans, sugarcane, plantains, rice, rubber, maize, cashews (2023)
note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
Exports - commodities
gold, cocoa beans, rubber, refined petroleum, coconuts/brazil nuts/cashews (2023)
note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
Imports - commodities
crude petroleum, ships, refined petroleum, fish, rice (2023)
note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
Current account balance
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note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
Current account balance 2020
-$1.974 billion (2020 est.)
Current account balance 2021
-$2.874 billion (2021 est.)
Current account balance 2022
-$5.394 billion (2022 est.)
Taxes and other revenues
13.2% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
GDP (official exchange rate)
$86.538 billion (2024 est.)
note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
GDP - composition, by end use
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note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
household consumption
66% (2024 est.)
government consumption
9% (2024 est.)
investment in inventories
0% (2024 est.)
investment in fixed capital
24.5% (2024 est.)
exports of goods and services
27.6% (2024 est.)
imports of goods and services
-27.1% (2024 est.)
Population below poverty line
37.5% (2021 est.)
note: % of population with income below national poverty line
Average household expenditures
on food
37.7% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
on alcohol and tobacco
3.2% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
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note: annual % change based on consumer prices
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
5.3% (2022 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
4.4% (2023 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
3.5% (2024 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
2.8% (2024 est.)
note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
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note: data in 2021 dollars
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$190.645 billion (2022 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$202.943 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$215.018 billion (2024 est.)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
male
3.5% (2024 est.)
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note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
total
3.9% (2024 est.)
female
4.4% (2024 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
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note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
industry
22.1% (2024 est.)
services
53.9% (2024 est.)
agriculture
17.9% (2024 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share
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note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
lowest 10%
3.1% (2021 est.)
highest 10%
27.8% (2021 est.)
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income
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note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2021
35.3 (2021 est.)