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RETURN TO GLORY?
Côte d’Ivoire has the opportunity to regain its status as a leading African economy. Blessed with a wealth of natural resources, a pleasant climate, a strategical location and a level of infrastructure unrivaled in West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire was long recognized as one of the continent postcolonial stars.
USD 0.5 billion (2015)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2017
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
8.2% | 12.7% | 6% | 5.1% | 6.1% | 7.4% | 8.3% |
2013 | 2014 | 2015* | 2016* | 2017* | ||
8.7% | 0.7% | 0% | 2% | 4% |
*Estimate
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2017* |
N/A | N/A | 0% | 0% | 0.003% |
*Estimate
(2016 estimate)
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
7.6% | 9.9% | 7.7% | 8.6% | 8.5% |
*Estimate
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*Estimate
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
27.5% | 33.3% | 39.2% | 42.8% | 46.2% |
*Estimate
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
-4.7% | -1.8% | -11.4% | -7.1% | -8.4% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: N/A
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)
2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
-26.6% (2017 estimate)
23.5% (2015)
0.002% (2015)
0.005% (2015)
Rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee
Fuels, chemicals, machinery, transportation equipment, manufactured goods; foodstuffs
Poland 32.9%, China 20.7%, India 9.3%, US 5.1%, Greece 4.7%, France 4.3% (2015)
Singapore 28.7%, China 16%, South Korea 15.3%, Japan 10.3%, Philippines 6.6% (2015)
2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
USD 1,061 million | USD 277 million | USD 512 million |
2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
USD 698 million | N/A | N/A |
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
N/A
N/A
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking: 174 out of 190 countries (2017)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 37 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 176 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 179 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 101 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 179 out of 190 countries
Trading Across Borders: 185 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 72 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 175 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 177 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 168 out of 190 countries
131 out of 138 countries
(2016-2017)
Ranking: 143 / Score: 52.19 (Mostly unfree) (2016)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages few of which can be written or used in correspondence
Christian 85.6%, Muslim 12.2%, Traditional 0.6%, other 0.2%, none 1.4% (2008 Census)
1990 | 2000 | 2010* | 2016* | 2021* |
N/A | 3.065 million | 3.778 million | 4.399 million | 4.944 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2016 |
19% | 35% | 44% | 50% |
Total population: 47.6%
Male: 62.4%
Female: 32.8% (2015 est.)
(age 15 and over can read and write)
Political Rights: 3
Civil Liberties: 4 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed 0.20% Mobile 81.09% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)