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Ivory Coast

Republic of Côte d'Ivoire · Western Africa

Position of Ivory Coast on a world map

At a glance

CapitalYamoussoukro
Official languageFrench
CurrencyWest African CFA franc
Drives on theright
Highest pointMount Richard-Molard1,752 m
Biggest category of goods exportedfood47% of goods exports, 2024
Services share of exports5.5%of everything sold abroad, 2024
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Facts about Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast produces the most cocoa.

Source: icco.org · checked 2026-08-08

Ivory Coast by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.32.7m (2025)50th
of 209
GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices.$99.8bn (2025)77th
of 203
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.318k km² (2023)67th
of 209
Military spending, totalWhat the government spends on its armed forces in a year — pay, equipment and operations.$658m (2024)89th
of 151
Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined.$29.7bn (2025)84th
of 180
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.58.7m (2024)32nd
of 205
Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive.25.0k km² (2023)97th
of 203
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.275k km² (2023)42nd
of 206
CO₂ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes.19 Mt (2024)92nd
of 198
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.17.8m (2025)48th
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.62.1 years (2024)196th
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$3,050 (2025)156th
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.41.4% (2024)156th
of 191
InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods.0.1% (2025)168th
of 182
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.2.3% (2025)164th
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.54.5% (2025)139th
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.4.23 (2024)18th
of 209
Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces.0.76% of GDP (2024)129th
of 155
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.54.6% of GDP (2025)135th
of 183
CO₂ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population.0.58 t (2024)154th
of 198
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.582 (2023)157th
of 193

Land borders

🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇳 Guinea🇱🇷 Liberia🇲🇱 Mali

Ivory Coast shares these with other countries

Drives on the right 149Has a coast and land neighbours 115Has french as an official language 28Uses the west african cfa franc 8Is a member of the african union 54Mainly exports food 47Sells almost only goods 34Is in western africa 16

Ivory Coast in the Daily Ceteris

Questions from the daily puzzle where the answer is Ivory Coast.

Which country produces the most cocoa?

Ivory Coast and Ghana together grow just over half of the world's cocoa today (down from roughly 60% a few years ago after poor harvests); those same poor harvests sent cocoa prices to record highs in 2024. source

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