Key Assets of Cote d’Ivoire

CÔTE D'IVOIRE IN A FEW WORDS

The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, is a West African country with an area of 322,462 km² and an estimated population of 29.4 million in 2021. This country has strong economic assets and is considered a regional power. According to IMF reports, it has recorded economic growth of 2% despite the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic and boasts an annual GDP of USD 68.8 billion in 2021.

With strong GDP growth averaging around 8% between 2012 and 2018, it ranks among the 10 fastest growing economies in the world and the fastest in Africa. Having become the hub of West Africa, it is the first economy in the West African Economic and Monetary Zone, producing 40% of its GDP.

“Investing in Côte d'Ivoire means investing for the sub-region and therefore
helping to reduce poverty, beyond our borders”

– H.E Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.

IN ADDITION, CÔTE D'IVOIRE IS:

  • The World's Leading Cocoa Producer
  • The world's leading producer and exporter of raw cashew nuts.
  • The leading economy of the ECOWAS (40% of GDP)
  • The world's leading producer of Cola Nuts
  • Africa's leading banana producer
  • The second most competitive economy in West Africa
  • The second African cotton producer
  • Africa's third largest palm oil producer
  • The third country in Africa in terms of business tourism