Refugees
82,807refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
56,744from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire has 33 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $100 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of its potash supply (FAOSTAT, 2024, estimated) and 60% of the oil it uses (EIA, 2024).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 33 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$99.8billion76th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population33million50th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$3,050140th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP0.8% of GDP125th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person0.5t182nd of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Côte d'Ivoire imports all of its potash supply and 60% of the oil it uses; it exports soybeans.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports 60% of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Senegal → Côte d'Ivoire as reported by the exporter | Nigeria, Colombia, Senegal |
| Natural gas | Low net trade | Imports 0% of the gas it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | No partner data from the source |
| Wheat | Not reported by this source | – | |
| Maize | Low net trade | Imports 1.7% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | South Africa, India, Argentina |
| Rice | Imports most | Imports 50% of the rice it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | India, Vietnam, Pakistan |
| Soybeans | Exporter | Exports exceed recorded supply EstimateExports can come from an earlier harvest or stocks; FAOSTAT’s yearly figures do not separate themFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Burkina Faso, Niger (buyers) |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Canada, Russia, Uzbekistan |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Morocco, Senegal, Egypt |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: Israel, 21% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | Israel, China, Türkiye |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: China, 92% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | China, United States, Germany |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports 60% of the oil it uses
Main partners: Nigeria, Colombia, Senegal
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Senegal → Côte d'Ivoire as reported by the exporter
- Natural gasLow net trade
Imports 0% of the gas it uses Preliminary
Main partners: No partner data from the source
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- Wheat
Not reported by this source
- MaizeLow net trade
Imports 1.7% of the maize it uses
Main partners: South Africa, India, Argentina
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceImports most
Imports 50% of the rice it uses
Main partners: India, Vietnam, Pakistan
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- SoybeansExporter
Exports exceed recorded supply Estimate
Exports can come from an earlier harvest or stocks; FAOSTAT’s yearly figures do not separate them
Main partners: Burkina Faso, Niger (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Canada, Russia, Uzbekistan
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Morocco, Senegal, Egypt
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: Israel, 21% of imports
Main partners: Israel, China, Türkiye
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: China, 92% of imports
Main partners: China, United States, Germany
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Côte d'Ivoire’s economy produced $100 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth6.5%2025 · 23rd of 186 · World Bank
Inflation0.1%2025 · 156th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment2.3%2025 · 160th of 181 · World Bank
Trade51% of GDP2024 · 130th of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$2.03billion2025 · 67th of 200 · World Bank
People
Côte d'Ivoire had 33 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Côte d'Ivoire’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman4.282023 · 20th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age18.12023 · 214th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over2.7%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Climate and hazards
Côte d'Ivoire emitted 14.8 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Côte d'Ivoire’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions15Mt2024 · 97th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person0.5t2024 · 182nd of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 1750400Mt2024 · 109th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress0.02023 · 154th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Côte d'Ivoire.
Sanctions
5entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 4 and EU 1
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$7.33billioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
No publicly known incidents affecting Côte d'Ivoire in EuRepoC’s dataset, 2000–2024.
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted.
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
50 measures on this site have a recent figure for Côte d'Ivoire.
| GDP | $100 bn | 2025 | 76th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $3,050 | 2025 | 140th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 6.5% | 2025 | 23rd of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 0.1% | 2025 | 156th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 57% | 2025 | 83rd of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −3.0% | 2025 | 110th of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | Estimate | 2025 | 87th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 2.3% | 2025 | 160th of 181 | World Bank |
| Trade | 51% | 2024 | 130th of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $2.0 bn | 2025 | 67th of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 2.0% | 2024 | 86th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 33 m | 2025 | 50th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 31 m | 2023 | 50th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 4.28 | 2023 | 20th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 18.1 | 2023 | 214th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 61.9 | 2023 | 224th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 56,744 | 2025 | 47th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 82,807 | 2025 | 65th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 2.5 | 2025 | 97th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 55 kb/d | 2025 | 51st of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 93 kb/d | 2024 | 86th of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 54th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 2.7 bcm | 2024 | 77th of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 11 TWh | 2024 | 107th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 29% | 2024 | 111th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 0% | 2024 | 82nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 0.2% | 2024 | 170th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat imports | 0.7 Mt | 2024 | 55th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 1.6 Mt | 2024 | 51st of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 92nd of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 1.6 Mt | 2024 | 27th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 1.6 Mt | 2024 | 8th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 90th of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 115th of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.08 Mt | 2024 | 41st of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.01 Mt | 2024 | 110th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 15 Mt | 2024 | 97th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 0.5 t | 2024 | 182nd of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 400 Mt | 2024 | 109th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 27% | 2023 | 54th of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 0.0 | 2023 | 154th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 9% | 2023 | 89th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 0.8% | 2025 | 125th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $759 m | 2025 | 85th of 150 | World Bank |
| Arms imports | 14 TIV m | 2025 | 80th of 108 | SIPRI |
| People using the internet | 41% | 2024 | 152nd of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $120 m | 2024 | 99th of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 9.9% | 2024 | 58th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 5 | 2026 | 138th of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $86 m | 2021 | 44th of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Trade, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, Soybean production, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Dependencies at a glance
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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