Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire⌘K
Overview
- 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
Area
- Land
- 318,003 sq km
- Water
- 4,460 sq km
- Total
- 322,463 sq km
- 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
Land Use
- Other
- 1.1% (2023 est.)
- Forest
- 12.4% (2023 est.)
- Agricultural land
- 86.5% (2023 est.)
- Agricultural land: arable land
- arable land: 15.1% (2023 est.)
- Agricultural land: permanent crops
- permanent crops: 29.9% (2023 est.)
- Agricultural land: permanent pasture
- permanent pasture: 41.5% (2023 est.)
- Location
- Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia
- Coastline
- 515 km
Elevation
- Lowest point
- Gulf of Guinea 0 m
- Highest point
- Monts Nimba 1,752 m
- Mean elevation
- 250 m
- Irrigated land
- 730 sq km (2012)
- Map references
- Africa
Land Boundaries
- Total
- 3,458 km
- Border countries
- Burkina Faso 545 km; Ghana 720 km; Guinea 816 km; Liberia 778 km; Mali 599 km
Maritime Claims
- Territorial sea
- 12 nm
- Continental shelf
- 200 nm
- Exclusive economic zone
- 200 nm
- 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
- Natural resources
- petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower
- Area comparative
- slightly larger than New Mexico
- Geographic coordinates
- 8 00 N, 5 00 W
- 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
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)
People & Society
Literacy
- Male
- 60.2% (2021 est.)
- Female
- 40.3% (2021 est.)
- Total population
- 50% (2021 est.)
Languages
- Languages
- French (official), 60 native dialects of which Dioula is the most widely spoken
- 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.)
Sex Ratio
- At birth
- 1.03 male(s)/female
- 0 14 years
- 1.01 male(s)/female
- 15 64 years
- 1.02 male(s)/female
- Total population
- 1.01 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
- 65 years and over
- 0.82 male(s)/female
- Birth rate
- 29.87 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
- Death rate
- 6.93 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median Age
- Male
- 21.2 years
- Total
- 20 years (2025 est.)
- Female
- 21.2 years
Population
- Male
- 15,992,906
- Total
- 31,855,971 (2025 est.)
- Female
- 15,863,065
Nationality
- Noun
- Ivoirian(s)
- Adjective
- Ivoirian
Tobacco Use
- Male
- 14.9% (2025 est.)
- Total
- 7.8% (2025 est.)
- Female
- 0.6% (2025 est.)
Urbanization
- Urban population
- 53.1% of total population (2023)
- Rate of urbanization
- 3.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age Structure
- 0 14 years
- 36.1% (male 5,437,108/female 5,390,782)
- 15 64 years
- 60.9% (male 9,200,957/female 9,060,748)
- 65 years and over
- 3% (2024 est.) (male 401,967/female 490,196)
- Ethnic groups
- Akan 38%, Voltaique or Gur 22%, Northern Mande 22%, Kru 9.1%, Southern Mande 8.6%, other 0.3% (2021 est.)
Child Marriage
- Men married BY age 18
- 1.9% (2021)
- Women married BY age 15
- 7.4% (2021)
- Women married BY age 18
- 25.8% (2021)
Dependency Ratios
- Total dependency ratio
- 72.2 (2025 est.)
- Youth dependency ratio
- 67.5 (2025 est.)
- Potential support ratio
- 21.2 (2025 est.)
- Elderly dependency ratio
- 4.7 (2025 est.)
- Physician density
- 0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2023)
Health Expenditure
- Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
- 3.1% of GDP (2021)
- Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
- 6.2% of national budget (2022 est.)
- Net migration rate
- 0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
- Total fertility rate
- 3.85 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking Water Source
- Improved: rural
- rural: 58% of population (2022 est.)
- Improved: total
- total: 72.9% of population (2022 est.)
- Improved: urban
- urban: 86.2% of population (2022 est.)
- Unimproved: rural
- rural: 42% of population (2022 est.)
- Unimproved: total
- total: 27.1% of population (2022 est.)
- Unimproved: urban
- urban: 13.8% of population (2022 est.)
Education Expenditure
- Education expenditure (% GDP)
- 3.4% of GDP (2023 est.)
- Education expenditure (% national budget)
- 17.6% national budget (2024 est.)
Infant Mortality Rate
- Male
- 59.5 deaths/1,000 live births
- Total
- 52.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
- Female
- 45.2 deaths/1,000 live births
- Population growth rate
- 2.33% (2025 est.)
- Gross reproduction rate
- 1.9 (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
Life Expectancy at Birth
- Male
- 60.9 years
- Female
- 65.4 years
- Total population
- 63.2 years (2024 est.)
- Maternal mortality ratio
- 359 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Sanitation Facility Access
- Improved: rural
- rural: 41.5% of population (2022 est.)
- Improved: total
- total: 64.2% of population (2022 est.)
- Improved: urban
- urban: 84.6% of population (2022 est.)
- Unimproved: rural
- rural: 58.5% of population (2022 est.)
- Unimproved: total
- total: 35.8% of population (2022 est.)
- Unimproved: urban
- urban: 15.4% of population (2022 est.)
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita
- Beer
- 1.13 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
- Wine
- 0.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
- Total
- 1.7 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
- Spirits
- 0.2 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
- Other alcohols
- 0.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
- Major urban areas population
- 231,000 YAMOUSSOUKRO (capital) (2018), 5.686 million ABIDJAN (seat of government) (2023)
- Obesity adult prevalence rate
- 10.3% (2016)
- Mother's mean age at first birth
- 19.6 years (2011/12 est.)
- Currently married women (ages 15 49)
- 62.7% (2021 est.)
- Children under the age of 5 years underweight
- 13.6% (2021 est.)
School Life Expectancy (Primary to Tertiary Education)
- Male
- 11 years (2023 est.)
- Total
- 11 years (2023 est.)
- Female
- 11 years (2023 est.)
Government
Civica · structure
How power is organised
ExecutiveLegislative
- 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
Capital
- Name
- Yamoussoukro (legislative capital), Abidjan (administrative and economic capital); note - the US Embassy is in Abidjan
- 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
- Time difference
- UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- Geographic coordinates
- 6 49 N, 5 16 W
- Suffrage
- 18 years of age; universal
Citizenship
- Citizenship BY birth
- no
- Citizenship BY descent only
- at least one parent must be a citizen of Cote d'Ivoire
- Dual citizenship recognized
- no
- Residency requirement for naturalization
- 5 years
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
- 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
Country Name
- Note
- note: pronounced coat-div-whar
- Former
- Ivory Coast
- 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
- Local long form
- République de Côte d'Ivoire
- Local short form
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Conventional long form
- Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
- Conventional short form
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Independence
- 7 August 1960 (from France)
- Legal system
- civil law system based on the French civil code; Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court reviews legislation
- Government type
- presidential republic
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)
- Subordinate courts
- Courts of Appeal (organized into civil, criminal, and social chambers); first instance courts; peace courts
- 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
Executive Branch
- Note
- note: because President OUATTARA promulgated the new constitution in 2016, he has claimed that the clock is reset on term limits, allowing him to run for up to two additional terms
- Cabinet
- Council of Ministers appointed by the president
- Chief of state
- President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 25 October 2025)
- 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% - Head of government
- Prime Minister Robert BREUGRE MAMBE (since 17 October 2023)
- Most recent election date
- October 2030
- 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
- Expected date of next election
- October 2030
- National holiday
- Independence Day, 7 August (1960)
- National color(s)
- orange, white, green
National Heritage
- Total world heritage sites
- 5 (2 cultural, 3 natural)
- 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)
- 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
Legislative Branch
- Note
- Legislature name
- Parliament (Parlement)
- Legislative structure
- bicameral
National Anthem(s)
- Title
- "L'Abidjanaise" (Song of Abidjan)
- History
- adopted 1960; named after the former capital city of Abidjan
- Lyrics/music
- Mathieu EKRA, Joachim BONY, and Pierre Marie COTY/Pierre Marie COTY and Pierre Michel PANGO
- National symbol(s)
- elephant
- 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
Legislative Branch Lower Chamber
- Chamber name
- National Assembly (Assemblée nationale)
- Term in office
- 5 years
- Number of seats
- 255 (all directly elected)
- Electoral system
- plurality/majority
- Scope of elections
- full renewal
- Most recent election date
- 3/6/2021 to 6/12/2021
- Expected date of next election
- December 2025
- Percentage of women in chamber
- 13.4%
- 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 Upper Chamber
- Chamber name
- Senate (Sénat)
- Term in office
- 5 years
- Number of seats
- 99 (66 indirectly elected; 33 appointed)
- Scope of elections
- full renewal
- Most recent election date
- 9/16/2023
- Expected date of next election
- September 2028
- Percentage of women in chamber
- 24.5%
Diplomatic Representation in the US
- Fax
- [1] (202) 204-3967
- Chancery
- 2424 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
- Telephone
- [1] (202) 797-0300
- Chief of mission
- Ambassador Ibrahima TOURE (since 13 January 2022)
- Email address and website
info@ambacidc.org
Ambassade de Cote D’ivoire aux USA (ambaciusa.org)
Diplomatic Representation from the US
- Fax
- [225] 27-22-49-43-23
- Embassy
- B.P. 730 Abidjan Cidex 03
- Telephone
- [225] 27-22-49-40-00
- Mailing address
- 2010 Abidjan Place, Washington DC 20521-2010
- Chief of mission
- Ambassador Jessica Davis BA (since 2 March 2023)
- Email address and website
AbjAmCit@state.gov
https://ci.usembassy.gov/
- International organisations
- 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
- International law organization participation
- accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Legislature
CÔTE D'IVOIRE · LOWER HOUSE
National Assembly
255 seats · hover a seat for the party
Total seats
255
Majority line
129
Largest party
Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP)
Parties
6
All political parties
Upper house
CÔTE D'IVOIRE · UPPER HOUSE
Senate
99 seats · hover a seat for the party
Total seats
99
Majority line
51
Largest party
—
Parties
—
Leaders
Current
Alassane Ouattara
- Head of State
Robert Beugré Mambé
- Head of Government
Economy
Budget
- Note
- 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
- Civica canonical (reconciled)
- $22.7B
- Note
- 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
- Civica canonical (reconciled)
- $22.0B
- Note
- 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.)
Public Debt
- Civica canonical (reconciled)
- 47% of GDP (2016 est.)
- Public debt 2016
- 47% of GDP (2016 est.)
Remittances
- Note
- 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
- Note
- 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
- Civica canonical (reconciled)
- 2.3%
- Note
- 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)
- Imports partners
- China 16%, Nigeria 12%, France 6%, India 5%, USA 4% (2023)
Real GDP Per Capita
- Civica canonical (reconciled)
- $7,669
- Note
- 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
- Civica canonical (reconciled)
- 6.0%
- Note
- 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)
- Exports commodities
- gold, cocoa beans, rubber, refined petroleum, coconuts/brazil nuts/cashews (2023)
- Imports commodities
- crude petroleum, ships, refined petroleum, fish, rice (2023)
Current Account Balance
- Civica canonical (reconciled)
- -$3.9B
- Note
- 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.)
- GDP (official exchange rate)
- $86.538 billion (2024 est.)
GDP Composition, BY End Use
- Note
- 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.)
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)
- Civica canonical (reconciled)
- 3.5%
- Note
- 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.)
Real GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
- Civica canonical (reconciled)
- $215.018 billion (2024 est.)
- Note
- 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.)
- Note
- 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
- Note
- 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
- Note
- 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
- Note
- note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
- Gini index coefficient distribution of family income 2021
- 35.3 (2021 est.)
Energy
Petroleum
- Total petroleum production
- 29,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
- Crude oil estimated reserves
- 100 million barrels (2021 est.)
- Refined petroleum consumption
- 87,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Electricity
- Exports
- 971 million kWh (2023 est.)
- Imports
- 222.79 million kWh (2023 est.)
- Consumption
- 8.746 billion kWh (2023 est.)
- Installed generating capacity
- 2.315 million kW (2023 est.)
- Transmission/distribution losses
- 1.638 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Natural Gas
- Production
- 2.474 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
- Consumption
- 2.474 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
- Proven reserves
- 28.317 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
Electricity Access
- Electrification rural areas
- 45.3%
- Electrification urban areas
- 95%
- Electrification total population
- 70.4% (2022 est.)
Energy Consumption Per Capita
- Total energy consumption per capita 2023
- 8.489 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Electricity Generation Sources
- Solar
- 0.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
- Fossil fuels
- 68.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
- Hydroelectricity
- 30.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
- Biomass and waste
- 0.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Communications
Internet Users
- Percent of population
- 41% (2023 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
Telephones Fixed Lines
- Total subscriptions
- 245,000 (2024 est.)
- Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
- (2024 est.) less than 1
Telephones Mobile Cellular
- Total subscriptions
- 58.7 million (2024 est.)
- Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
- 184 (2024 est.)
Broadband Fixed Subscriptions
- Total
- 425,000 (2023 est.)
- Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
- 1 (2023 est.)
Transport
Ports
- Large
- 1
- Small
- 0
- Medium
- 0
- Key ports
- Abidjan, Baobab Marine Terminal, Espoir Marine Terminal, Port Bouet, San Pedro
- Very small
- 4
- Total ports
- 5 (2024)
- Ports with oil terminals
- 5
- Airports
- 29 (2025)
Railways
- Note
- note: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into Burkina Faso
- Total
- 660 km (2008)
- Narrow gauge
- 660 km (2008) 1.000-m gauge
- Heliports
- 1 (2025)
Merchant Marine
- Total
- 25 (2023)
- BY type
- oil tanker 2, other 23
- Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
- TU
Environment
- 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
- Other
- 1.1% (2023 est.)
- Forest
- 12.4% (2023 est.)
- Agricultural land
- 86.5% (2023 est.)
- Agricultural land: arable land
- arable land: 15.1% (2023 est.)
- Agricultural land: permanent crops
- permanent crops: 29.9% (2023 est.)
- Agricultural land: permanent pasture
- permanent pasture: 41.5% (2023 est.)
Urbanization
- Urban population
- 53.1% of total population (2023)
- Rate of urbanization
- 3.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Methane Emissions
- Other
- 28.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
- Waste
- 199.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
- Energy
- 187.7 kt (2022-2024 est.)
- Agriculture
- 192 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Waste and Recycling
- Municipal solid waste generated annually
- 4.441 million tons (2024 est.)
- Percent of municipal solid waste recycled
- 13.3% (2022 est.)
- Environmental issues
- deforestation; water pollution from sewage and from industrial, mining, and agricultural effluents
Total Water Withdrawal
- Municipal
- 320 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
- Industrial
- 242 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
- Agricultural
- 600 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
- Total emissions
- 16.28 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
- From consumed natural gas
- 4.639 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
- From petroleum and other liquids
- 11.641 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
- Particulate matter emissions
- 36 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
- Total renewable water resources
- 84.14 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
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
- Signed, but not ratified
- none of the selected agreements
Military & Security
- 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) - Military deployments
- 180 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2025)
Military Expenditures
- Civica canonical (reconciled)
- 0.8%
- Military expenditures 2020
- 1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)
- Military expenditures 2021
- 1.1% of GDP (2021 est.)
- Military expenditures 2022
- 0.9% of GDP (2022 est.)
- Military expenditures 2023
- 0.9% of GDP (2023 est.)
- Military expenditures 2024
- 0.8% of GDP (2024 est.)
- 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 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 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 and security service personnel strengths
- approximately 25-30,000 active FACI, including Gendarmerie personnel (2025)
Terrorism
- Terrorist group(s)
- al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM); Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM)
Space
- 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)
Transnational Issues
Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
- Refugees
- 69,176 (2024 est.)
- Stateless persons
- 930,978 (2024 est.)
Scores & Rankings
ScoreValueGlobal rankTrendAs of
Civica Index39.0 / 100as of 2024-Q4116 / 1902024-Q4
V-Dem Liberal Democracy0.25as of 2024-Q4103 / 1702024-Q4
Freedom House StatusNot Free (50/100)as of 2024-Q4—2024-Q4
Press Freedom (RSF)Partly free (50/100)as of 2024—2024
Cite this page
Cite this page
Civica. (2026). Civica Atlas — Côte d'Ivoire — vintage 2026-Q1: Côte d'Ivoire factbook. Civica Atlas. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://civicaatlas.org/factbook/c-te-d-ivoire
Sources: FAO FAOSTAT, ILO ILOSTAT, IMF (WEO), UN Statistics Division, UNDP HDR, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, V-Dem, WHO Global Health Observatory, World Bank, WTO Stats, CIA World Factbook, Wikidata