Côte d'Ivoire Facts, Map, Population, GDP

Capital

Yamoussoukro (legislative capital), Abidjan (administrative and economic capital); note - the US Embassy is in Abidjan

Population

31,855,971 (2025 est.)

Area

322,463 sq km

Location

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia

🧭 Background

Various small kingdoms ruled the area of Cote d'Ivoire between the 15th and 19th centuries, when European explorers arrived and then began to expand their presence. In 1844, France established a protectorate. During this period, many of these kingdoms and tribes fought to maintain their cultural identities -- some well into the 20th century. For example, the Sanwi kingdom -- originally founded in the 17th century -- tried to break away from Cote d’Ivoire and establish an independent state in 1969. Cote d’Ivoire achieved independence from France in 1960 but has maintained close ties. Foreign investment and the export and production of cocoa drove economic growth that led Cote d’Ivoire to become one of the most prosperous states in West Africa. Then in 1999, a military coup overthrew the government, and a year later, junta leader Robert GUEI held rigged elections and declared himself the winner. Popular protests forced him to step aside, and Laurent GBAGBO was elected. Ivoirian dissidents and members of the military launched a failed coup in 2002 that developed into a civil war. In 2003, a cease-fire resulted in rebels holding the north, the government holding the south, and peacekeeping forces occupying a buffer zone in the middle. In 2007, President GBAGBO and former rebel leader Guillaume SORO signed an agreement in which SORO joined GBAGBO's government as prime minister. The two agreed to reunite the country by dismantling the buffer zone, integrating rebel forces into the national armed forces, and holding elections. In 2010, Alassane Dramane OUATTARA won the presidential election, but GBAGBO refused to hand over power, resulting in five months of violent conflict. Armed OUATTARA supporters and UN and French troops eventually forced GBAGBO to step down in 2011. OUATTARA won a second term in 2015 and a controversial third term in 2020 -- despite the two-term limit in the Ivoirian constitution -- in an election boycotted by the opposition. Through political compromise with OUATTARA, the opposition participated peacefully in 2021 legislative elections and won a substantial minority of seats. Also in 2021, the International Criminal Court in The Hague ruled on a final acquittal for GBAGBO, who was on trial for crimes against humanity, paving the way for GBAGBO’s return to Abidjan the same year. GBAGBO has publicly met with OUATTARA since his return as a demonstration of political reconciliation.

🗺️ Geography

Location

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia

Geographic coordinates

8 00 N, 5 00 W

Map references

Africa

Area — total

322,463 sq km

Area — land

318,003 sq km

Area — water

4,460 sq km

Area - comparative

Slightly larger than New Mexico

Land boundaries — total

3,458 km

Land boundaries — border countries

Burkina Faso 545 km; Ghana 720 km; Guinea 816 km; Liberia 778 km; Mali 599 km

Coastline

515 km

Maritime claims — territorial sea

12 nm

Maritime claims — exclusive economic zone

200 nm

Maritime claims — continental shelf

200 nm

Climate

Tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October)

Terrain

Mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest

Elevation — highest point

Monts Nimba 1,752 m

Elevation — lowest point

Gulf of Guinea 0 m

Elevation — mean elevation

250 m

Natural resources

Petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower

Land use — agricultural land

86.5% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: arable land

Arable land: 15.1% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent crops

Permanent crops: 29.9% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent pasture

Permanent pasture: 41.5% (2023 est.)

Land use — forest

12.4% (2023 est.)

Land use — other

1.1% (2023 est.)

Irrigated land

730 sq km (2012)

Major lakes (area sq km) — salt water lake(s)

Lagune Aby - 780 sq km

Major watersheds (area sq km) — Atlantic Ocean drainage

Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Volta (410,991 sq km)

Population distribution

The population is primarily located in the forested south, with the highest concentration of people residing in and around the cities on the Atlantic coast; most of the northern savanna remains sparsely populated, with higher concentrations located along transportation corridors, as shown in this population distribution map

Natural hazards

Coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible

Geography - note

Most of the inhabitants live along the sandy coastal region; apart from the capital area, the forested interior is sparsely populated

👥 People and Society⬆️ Top

Population — total

31,855,971 (2025 est.)

Population — male

15,992,906

Population — female

15,863,065

Nationality — noun

Ivoirian(s)

Nationality — adjective

Ivoirian

Ethnic groups

Akan 38%, Voltaique or Gur 22%, Northern Mande 22%, Kru 9.1%, Southern Mande 8.6%, other 0.3% (2021 est.)

Languages — Languages

French (official), 60 native dialects of which Dioula is the most widely spoken

Languages — major-language sample(s)

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Religions

Muslim 42.9%, Catholic 17.2%, Evangelical 11.8%, Methodist 1.7%, other Christian 3.2%, animist 3.6%, other religion 0.5%, none 19.1% (2014 est.)

Age structure — 0-14 years

36.1% (male 5,437,108/female 5,390,782)

Age structure — 15-64 years

60.9% (male 9,200,957/female 9,060,748)

Age structure — 65 years and over

3% (2024 est.) (male 401,967/female 490,196)

Dependency ratios — total dependency ratio

72.2 (2025 est.)

Dependency ratios — youth dependency ratio

67.5 (2025 est.)

Dependency ratios — elderly dependency ratio

4.7 (2025 est.)

Dependency ratios — potential support ratio

21.2 (2025 est.)

Median age — total

20 years (2025 est.)

Median age — male

21.2 years

Median age — female

21.2 years

Population growth rate

2.33% (2025 est.)

Birth rate

29.87 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Death rate

6.93 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Net migration rate

0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Population distribution

The population is primarily located in the forested south, with the highest concentration of people residing in and around the cities on the Atlantic coast; most of the northern savanna remains sparsely populated, with higher concentrations located along transportation corridors, as shown in this population distribution map

Urbanization — urban population

53.1% of total population (2023)

Urbanization — rate of urbanization

3.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

231,000 YAMOUSSOUKRO (capital) (2018), 5.686 million ABIDJAN (seat of government) (2023)

Sex ratio — at birth

1.03 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — 0-14 years

1.01 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — 15-64 years

1.02 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — 65 years and over

0.82 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — total population

1.01 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

19.6 years (2011/12 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

359 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate — total

52.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)

Infant mortality rate — male

59.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Infant mortality rate — female

45.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth — total population

63.2 years (2024 est.)

Life expectancy at birth — male

60.9 years

Life expectancy at birth — female

65.4 years

Total fertility rate

3.85 children born/woman (2025 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

1.9 (2025 est.)

Drinking water source — improved: urban

Urban: 86.2% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — improved: rural

Rural: 58% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — improved: total

Total: 72.9% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — unimproved: urban

Urban: 13.8% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — unimproved: rural

Rural: 42% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — unimproved: total

Total: 27.1% of population (2022 est.)

Health expenditure — Health expenditure (as % of GDP)

3.1% of GDP (2021)

Health expenditure — Health expenditure (as % of national budget)

6.2% of national budget (2022 est.)

Physician density

0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2023)

Sanitation facility access — improved: urban

Urban: 84.6% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — improved: rural

Rural: 41.5% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — improved: total

Total: 64.2% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — unimproved: urban

Urban: 15.4% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — unimproved: rural

Rural: 58.5% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — unimproved: total

Total: 35.8% of population (2022 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

10.3% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita — total

1.7 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — beer

1.13 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — wine

0.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — spirits

0.2 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — other alcohols

0.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use — total

7.8% (2025 est.)

Tobacco use — male

14.9% (2025 est.)

Tobacco use — female

0.6% (2025 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

13.6% (2021 est.)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

62.7% (2021 est.)

Child marriage — women married by age 15

7.4% (2021)

Child marriage — women married by age 18

25.8% (2021)

Child marriage — men married by age 18

1.9% (2021)

Education expenditure — Education expenditure (% GDP)

3.4% of GDP (2023 est.)

Education expenditure — Education expenditure (% national budget)

17.6% national budget (2024 est.)

Literacy — total population

50% (2021 est.)

Literacy — male

60.2% (2021 est.)

Literacy — female

40.3% (2021 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) — total

11 years (2023 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) — male

11 years (2023 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) — female

11 years (2023 est.)

🌿 Environment⬆️ Top

Environmental issues

Deforestation; water pollution from sewage and from industrial, mining, and agricultural effluents

International environmental agreements — party to

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling

International environmental agreements — signed, but not ratified

None of the selected agreements

Climate

Tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October)

Land use — agricultural land

86.5% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: arable land

Arable land: 15.1% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent crops

Permanent crops: 29.9% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent pasture

Permanent pasture: 41.5% (2023 est.)

Land use — forest

12.4% (2023 est.)

Land use — other

1.1% (2023 est.)

Urbanization — urban population

53.1% of total population (2023)

Urbanization — rate of urbanization

3.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions — total emissions

16.28 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions — from petroleum and other liquids

11.641 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions — from consumed natural gas

4.639 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Particulate matter emissions

36 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

Methane emissions — energy

187.7 kt (2022-2024 est.)

Methane emissions — agriculture

192 kt (2019-2021 est.)

Methane emissions — waste

199.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)

Methane emissions — other

28.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)

Waste and recycling — municipal solid waste generated annually

4.441 million tons (2024 est.)

Waste and recycling — percent of municipal solid waste recycled

13.3% (2022 est.)

Total water withdrawal — municipal

320 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

Total water withdrawal — industrial

242 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

Total water withdrawal — agricultural

600 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

Total renewable water resources

84.14 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

🏛️ Government⬆️ Top

Country name — conventional long form

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

Country name — conventional short form

Côte d'Ivoire

Country name — local long form

République de Côte d'Ivoire

Country name — local short form

Cote d'Ivoire

Country name — former

Ivory Coast

Country name — etymology

Name, which means "Ivory Coast" in French, reflects the ivory trade in the region from the 15th to 17th centuries; the French version of the name has been used internationally since 1986, at the country's request

Government type

Presidential republic

Capital — name

Yamoussoukro (legislative capital), Abidjan (administrative and economic capital); note - the US Embassy is in Abidjan

Capital — geographic coordinates

6 49 N, 5 16 W

Capital — time difference

UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Capital — etymology

Formerly a village named N'Gokro, Yamoussoukro is named after Queen YAMOUSSOU, who ruled during the early 20th century; Abidjan's name may have come from a misunderstanding when a French explorer asked a group of women the name of the village -- thinking it was a question about what they were doing, they replied "t'chan m’bi djan," which in the Ebrie language means "I return from cutting leaves," so the explorer recorded the name of the locale as Abidjan

Administrative divisions

12 districts and 2 autonomous districts*; Abidjan*, Bas-Sassandra, Comoe, Denguele, Goh-Djiboua, Lacs, Lagunes, Montagnes, Sassandra-Marahoue, Savanes, Vallée du Bandama, Woroba, Yamoussoukro*, Zanzan

Legal system

Civil law system based on the French civil code; Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court reviews legislation

Constitution — history

Previous 1960, 2000; latest draft completed 24 September 2016, approved by the National Assembly 11 October 2016, approved by referendum 30 October 2016, promulgated 8 November 2016

Constitution — amendment process

Proposed by the president of the republic or by Parliament; consideration of drafts or proposals requires an absolute majority vote by the parliamentary membership; passage of amendments affecting presidential elections, presidential term of office and vacancies, and amendment procedures requires approval by absolute majority in a referendum; passage of other proposals by the president requires at least four-fifths majority vote by Parliament; constitutional articles on the sovereignty of the state and its republican and secular form of government cannot be amended

International law organization participation

Accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Citizenship — citizenship by birth

No

Citizenship — citizenship by descent only

At least one parent must be a citizen of Cote d'Ivoire

Citizenship — dual citizenship recognized

No

Citizenship — residency requirement for naturalization

5 years

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch — chief of state

President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 25 October 2025)

Executive branch — head of government

Prime Minister Robert BREUGRE MAMBE (since 17 October 2023)

Executive branch — cabinet

Council of Ministers appointed by the president

Executive branch — election/appointment process

President directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a single renewable 5-year term; vice president elected on same ballot as president; prime minister appointed by the president

Executive branch — most recent election date

October 2030

Executive branch — election results

2025: Alassane OUATTARA reelected president; percent of vote - Alassane OUATTARA (RDR) 91.2%, Jean Louis BILLON (DC) 3.1%, Simone Gbagbo (MCG) 2.4%, Ahoua Don MELLO (Ind.) 2.0%, other 1.3% 2020: Alassane OUATTARA reelected president; percent of vote - Alassane OUATTARA (RDR) 94.3%, Kouadio Konan BERTIN (PDCI-RDA) 2.0%, other 3.7%

Executive branch — expected date of next election

October 2030

Legislative branch — legislature name

Parliament (Parlement)

Legislative branch — legislative structure

Bicameral

Legislative branch - lower chamber — chamber name

National Assembly (Assemblée nationale)

Legislative branch - lower chamber — number of seats

255 (all directly elected)

Legislative branch - lower chamber — electoral system

Plurality/majority

Legislative branch - lower chamber — scope of elections

Full renewal

Legislative branch - lower chamber — term in office

5 years

Legislative branch - lower chamber — most recent election date

3/6/2021 to 6/12/2021

Legislative branch - lower chamber — parties elected and seats per party

Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) (139); Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire-African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA)-Together for Democracy and Sovereignty (EDS) (49); Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire-African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) (23); Independents (26); Other (18)

Legislative branch - lower chamber — percentage of women in chamber

13.4%

Legislative branch - lower chamber — expected date of next election

December 2025

Legislative branch - upper chamber — chamber name

Senate (Sénat)

Legislative branch - upper chamber — number of seats

99 (66 indirectly elected; 33 appointed)

Legislative branch - upper chamber — scope of elections

Full renewal

Legislative branch - upper chamber — term in office

5 years

Legislative branch - upper chamber — most recent election date

9/16/2023

Legislative branch - upper chamber — percentage of women in chamber

24.5%

Legislative branch - upper chamber — expected date of next election

September 2028

Judicial branch — highest court(s)

Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into Judicial, Audit, Constitutional, and Administrative Chambers; consists of the court president, 3 vice presidents for the Judicial, Audit, and Administrative chambers, and 9 associate justices or magistrates)

Judicial branch — judge selection and term of office

Judges nominated by the Superior Council of the Magistrature, a 7-member body consisting of the national president (chairman), 3 "bench" judges, and 3 public prosecutors; judges appointed for life

Judicial branch — subordinate courts

Courts of Appeal (organized into civil, criminal, and social chambers); first instance courts; peace courts

Political parties

African Peoples' Party-Cote d'Ivoire or PPA-CI Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire or PDCI Ivorian Popular Front or FPI Liberty and Democracy for the Republic or LIDER Movement of the Future Forces or MFA Pan-African Congress for People's Justice and Equality or COJEP Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace or RHDP Rally of the Republicans or RDR Together for Democracy and Sovereignty or EDS Together to Build (UDPCI, FPI,and allies) Union for Cote d'Ivoire or UPCI Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire or UDPCI

Diplomatic representation in the US — chief of mission

Ambassador Ibrahima TOURE (since 13 January 2022)

Diplomatic representation in the US — chancery

2424 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

Diplomatic representation in the US — telephone

[1] (202) 797-0300

Diplomatic representation in the US — FAX

[1] (202) 204-3967

Diplomatic representation in the US — email address and website

Info@ambacidc.org Ambassade de Cote D’ivoire aux USA (ambaciusa.org)

Diplomatic representation from the US — chief of mission

Ambassador Jessica Davis BA (since 2 March 2023)

Diplomatic representation from the US — embassy

B.P. 730 Abidjan Cidex 03

Diplomatic representation from the US — mailing address

2010 Abidjan Place, Washington DC 20521-2010

Diplomatic representation from the US — telephone

[225] 27-22-49-40-00

Diplomatic representation from the US — FAX

[225] 27-22-49-43-23

Diplomatic representation from the US — email address and website

AbjAmCit@state.gov https://ci.usembassy.gov/

International organization participation

ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSCA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNMISS, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Independence

7 August 1960 (from France)

National holiday

Independence Day, 7 August (1960)

Flag

Description: three equal vertical bands of orange (left side), white, and green meaning: orange stands for the savannah and fertility, white for peace and unity, green for the forests of the south and the hope for a bright future; design based on France's flag

National symbol(s)

Elephant

National color(s)

Orange, white, green

National anthem(s) — title

"L'Abidjanaise" (Song of Abidjan)

National anthem(s) — lyrics/music

Mathieu EKRA, Joachim BONY, and Pierre Marie COTY/Pierre Marie COTY and Pierre Michel PANGO

National anthem(s) — history

Adopted 1960; named after the former capital city of Abidjan

National heritage — total World Heritage Sites

5 (2 cultural, 3 natural)

National heritage — selected World Heritage Site locales

Comoé National Park (n); Historic Grand-Bassam (c); Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (n); Sudanese-style Mosques (c); Taï National Park (n)

💹 Economy⬆️ Top

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

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) — Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024

$215.018 billion (2024 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) — Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023

$202.943 billion (2023 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) — Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022

$190.645 billion (2022 est.)

Real GDP growth rate — Real GDP growth rate 2024

6% (2024 est.)

Real GDP growth rate — Real GDP growth rate 2023

6.5% (2023 est.)

Real GDP growth rate — Real GDP growth rate 2022

6.4% (2022 est.)

Real GDP per capita — Real GDP per capita 2024

$6,700 (2024 est.)

Real GDP per capita — Real GDP per capita 2023

$6,500 (2023 est.)

Real GDP per capita — Real GDP per capita 2022

$6,300 (2022 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate)

$86.538 billion (2024 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) — Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024

3.5% (2024 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) — Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023

4.4% (2023 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) — Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022

5.3% (2022 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin — agriculture

17.9% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin — industry

22.1% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin — services

53.9% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — household consumption

66% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — government consumption

9% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — investment in fixed capital

24.5% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — investment in inventories

0% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — exports of goods and services

27.6% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — imports of goods and services

-27.1% (2024 est.)

Agricultural products

Yams, cassava, oil palm fruit, cocoa beans, sugarcane, plantains, rice, rubber, maize, cashews (2023)

Industries

Foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining, gold mining, truck and bus assembly, textiles, fertilizer, building materials, electricity

Industrial production growth rate

2.8% (2024 est.)

Labor force

12.595 million (2024 est.)

Unemployment rate — Unemployment rate 2024

2.3% (2024 est.)

Unemployment rate — Unemployment rate 2023

2.3% (2023 est.)

Unemployment rate — Unemployment rate 2022

2.4% (2022 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) — total

3.9% (2024 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) — male

3.5% (2024 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) — female

4.4% (2024 est.)

Population below poverty line

37.5% (2021 est.)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income — Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2021

35.3 (2021 est.)

Average household expenditures — on food

37.7% of household expenditures (2023 est.)

Average household expenditures — on alcohol and tobacco

3.2% of household expenditures (2023 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share — lowest 10%

3.1% (2021 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share — highest 10%

27.8% (2021 est.)

Remittances — Remittances 2023

1.3% of GDP (2023 est.)

Remittances — Remittances 2022

1.5% of GDP (2022 est.)

Remittances — Remittances 2021

0.6% of GDP (2021 est.)

Budget — revenues

$12.351 billion (2023 est.)

Budget — expenditures

$16.03 billion (2023 est.)

Public debt — Public debt 2016

47% of GDP (2016 est.)

Taxes and other revenues

13.2% (of GDP) (2023 est.)

Current account balance — Current account balance 2022

-$5.394 billion (2022 est.)

Current account balance — Current account balance 2021

-$2.874 billion (2021 est.)

Current account balance — Current account balance 2020

-$1.974 billion (2020 est.)

Exports — Exports 2022

$17.211 billion (2022 est.)

Exports — Exports 2021

$16.23 billion (2021 est.)

Exports — Exports 2020

$13.232 billion (2020 est.)

Exports - partners

Switzerland 17%, Netherlands 9%, Mali 7%, USA 5%, Malaysia 4% (2023)

Exports - commodities

Gold, cocoa beans, rubber, refined petroleum, coconuts/brazil nuts/cashews (2023)

Imports — Imports 2022

$19.948 billion (2022 est.)

Imports — Imports 2021

$16.191 billion (2021 est.)

Imports — Imports 2020

$12.66 billion (2020 est.)

Imports - partners

China 16%, Nigeria 12%, France 6%, India 5%, USA 4% (2023)

Imports - commodities

Crude petroleum, ships, refined petroleum, fish, rice (2023)

Debt - external — Debt - external 2023

$26.576 billion (2023 est.)

Exchange rates — Currency

Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar -

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2024

606.345 (2024 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2023

606.57 (2023 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2022

623.76 (2022 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2021

554.531 (2021 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2020

575.586 (2020 est.)

⚡ Energy⬆️ Top

Electricity access — electrification - total population

70.4% (2022 est.)

Electricity access — electrification - urban areas

95%

Electricity access — electrification - rural areas

45.3%

Electricity — installed generating capacity

2.315 million kW (2023 est.)

Electricity — consumption

8.746 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity — exports

971 million kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity — imports

222.79 million kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity — transmission/distribution losses

1.638 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — fossil fuels

68.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — solar

0.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — hydroelectricity

30.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — biomass and waste

0.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Petroleum — total petroleum production

29,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Petroleum — refined petroleum consumption

87,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Petroleum — crude oil estimated reserves

100 million barrels (2021 est.)

Natural gas — production

2.474 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)

Natural gas — consumption

2.474 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)

Natural gas — proven reserves

28.317 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)

Energy consumption per capita — Total energy consumption per capita 2023

8.489 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

📡 Communications⬆️ Top

Telephones - fixed lines — total subscriptions

245,000 (2024 est.)

Telephones - fixed lines — subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

(2024 est.) less than 1

Telephones - mobile cellular — total subscriptions

58.7 million (2024 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular — subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

184 (2024 est.)

Broadcast media

State-controlled Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne (RTI) is made up of 2 radio stations (Radio Cote d'Ivoire and Fréquence2) and 2 TV stations (RTI1 and RTI2) with nationwide coverage, broadcasting mainly in French; 178 proximity radio stations, 16 religious radio stations, 5 commercial radio stations, and 5 international radio stations; government now runs radio station UNOCIFM, previously owned by the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire; in 2016, 4 media companies were granted licenses: Live TV, Optimum Media Cote d'Ivoire, the Audiovisual Company of Cote d'Ivoire (Sedaci), and Sorano-CI (2019)

Internet country code

.ci

Internet users — percent of population

41% (2023 est.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions — total

425,000 (2023 est.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions — subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

1 (2023 est.)

🚚 Transportation⬆️ Top

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

TU

Airports

29 (2025)

Heliports

1 (2025)

Railways — total

660 km (2008)

Railways — narrow gauge

660 km (2008) 1.000-m gauge

Merchant marine — total

25 (2023)

Merchant marine — by type

Oil tanker 2, other 23

Ports — total ports

5 (2024)

Ports — large

1

Ports — medium

0

Ports — small

0

Ports — very small

4

Ports — ports with oil terminals

5

Ports — key ports

Abidjan, Baobab Marine Terminal, Espoir Marine Terminal, Port Bouet, San Pedro

🛡️ Military and Security⬆️ Top

Military and security forces

Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (Forces Armees de Cote d'Ivoire, FACI; aka Republican Forces of Ivory Coast, FRCI): Army, National Navy, Air Force, Special Forces; National Gendarmerie Ministry of Security and Civil Protection: National Police (2025)

Military expenditures — Military Expenditures 2024

0.8% of GDP (2024 est.)

Military expenditures — Military Expenditures 2023

0.9% of GDP (2023 est.)

Military expenditures — Military Expenditures 2022

0.9% of GDP (2022 est.)

Military expenditures — Military Expenditures 2021

1.1% of GDP (2021 est.)

Military expenditures — Military Expenditures 2020

1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Military and security service personnel strengths

Approximately 25-30,000 active FACI, including Gendarmerie personnel (2025)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

The inventory of the FACI consists mostly of older or secondhand armaments, typically of French or Soviet-era origin; in recent years, it has received small quantities of newer and secondhand equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Bulgaria, China, France, Israel, South Africa, and the US (2025)

Military service age and obligation

18-26 (up to 35 for healthcare professionals) years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription is authorized but reportedly not enforced (2025)

Military deployments

180 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2025)

Military - note

The military (FACI) is responsible for external defense but also has a considerable internal role supporting the National Gendarmerie and other internal security forces; key areas of focus for the FACI are the country's porous international borders and the threat posed by Islamic militants associated with the al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) terrorist group operating across the border in Burkina Faso and Mali; AQIM militants conducted attacks in the country in 2016 and 2020; Côte d’Ivoire since 2016 has stepped up border security and completed building a joint counter-terrorism training center with France near Abidjan in 2020; Cote d'Ivoire has long maintained a close security relationship with France the FACI has mutinied several times since the late 1990s, most recently in 2017, and has had a large role in the country’s political turmoil; it was established in 1960 from home defense units the French colonial government began standing up in 1950 (2025)

🛰️ Space⬆️ Top

Space agency/agencies

National Office for Technical Studies and Development (Bureau d'Études Techniques et de Développement or BNETD); Côte d’Ivoire Geographic and Digital Information Center (CIGN) (2025)

Space program overview

Has a small, nascent program focused on satellite technology and geospatial information systems, as well as exploitation for resource management, environmental challenges, agricultural sector support, and national security; member of the African Space Agency and cooperates bilaterally with member states such as Tanzania (2025)

Key space-program milestones

2023 - hosted an Africa-wide space industry conference; announced plans to acquire and launch first small remote sensing satellite (Yam-Sat- CI 01) 2024 - began joint project with Tanzania to build a technology-demonstrator cube satellite (TanSat-1)

🚨 Terrorism⬆️ Top

Terrorist group(s)

Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM); Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM)

🌐 Transnational Issues⬆️ Top

Refugees and internally displaced persons — refugees

69,176 (2024 est.)

Refugees and internally displaced persons — stateless persons

930,978 (2024 est.)