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General profile: Côte d'Ivoire

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
31.166 Millions
..
77 313 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 318 000 km²
4.39 %
5.42 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+23.3 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
7 697
11 410
11 730
20 263
Merchandise imports
5 865
7 849
10 406
18 887
Merchandise trade balance
1 832
3 561
1 325
1 376
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
12 %12 %8 %8 %15 %15 %13 %13 %53 %53 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
1 5331 3361 3081 2521 2061 5331 3361 3081 2521 206
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
935
1 184
766
(e) 1 036
Services imports
2 272
2 990
2 786
(e) 5 449
Services trade balance
-1 337
-1 805
-2 019
(e) -4 413
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
20.2
20.0
21.5
(e) 38.7
Travel
8.9
17.0
20.6
(e) 36.7
Other services
59.3
50.8
49.5
(e) 22.0
TRADE INDICES
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12999108107104949996100938584878996737479928186918786869910095888910010094898682
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+5.4 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
17 085
26 264
45 780
77 313
GDP per capita, current US$
851
1 168
1 813
2 481
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
1.72
7.67
14.88
5.42
Current account balance, % of GDP
0.23
1.77
-0.44
(e) -5.66
Exchange rate (/US$)
527.258
494.794
591.212
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
66.510.925.424.827.666.510.925.424.827.6
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.3 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
311.92
338.94
494.41
1 752.56
FDI outflows
..
24.87
14.41
214.91
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.96
1.42
0.73
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
360.2440.2329.1328.3332.0307.6342.4336.4387.2384.8367.1397.1373.8316.3199.7184.9166.91 7531 5991 377713936620975578494439408330302339377446427319312283165213273235FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Balance, % of GDP
6.65
6.23
0.86
(e) -2.59
Balance, % of imports
15.41
15.17
3.47
(e) -9.47
Normalized balance
0.072
0.071
0.017
(e) -0.050
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
52504339434345455055637879889087899593
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 53%Urban 53%Rural 47%Rural 47%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
5
5
11
3
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
717 700
927 379
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.63
0.21
0.14
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
3.75
3.33
2.21
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 October 2024