Country Profile
Project “Doing Business in the Economic
Community of West African States
(ECOWAS)”
Country Profile of Cote d’Ivoire
by: Jiang Shan
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Cote d’Ivoire: Overview (1/2)
Map of ECOWAS & Pictures
Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro
Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d’Ivoire’s president and The First Family of U.S.
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Cote d’Ivoire: Overview (2/2)
Demography & Geography
Population
Capital
22.84 million
Yamoussoukro
Type of
government
Presidential republic
Year of
independence
1960
Languages
French (official)
Dioula (local 60%)
Religion
Indigenous beliefs (51%),
Christian (29%), Muslim (20%)
Currency
& Exchange rate
(date)
West African CFA franc (XOF)
1.00 € = 655.957 XOF
(18.01.2015)
Employment Rate (2013):
96%
Unemployment Rate (2013):4.0 %
*rounded figures
Source:
1) http://www.indexmundi.com/factbook/countries
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2) http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/#converter
3) http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
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Cote d’Ivoire: Economy (1/3)
GDP
31.1 billion US$
US$)
(current
Total Trade of merchandise &
commercial services (2012)
Exports
GDP
65.2 billion US$ (PPP)
Foodstuffs
GDP growth
+8.7% (based on 2005 US$)
GDP per capita
3107 US$ (PPP)
Trade Value
$ 9.9 million
+
Exports
$13 billion
=
Mineral
Products
Machines
Mineral
Products
Imports
38%
Imports
Total
Plastics &
Rubbers
26%
28%
14%
Transportation
10%
Others
65%
9%
$22.9 billion
Others
27%
*rounded figures
Source:
1) http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD
2) http://www.indexmundi.com/factbook/countries
3) http://atlas.media.mit.edu/explore/tree_map/hs/import/mli/all/show/2012/ 4) http://atlas.media.mit.edu/explore/tree_map/hs/export/mli/all/show/2012/
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Cote d’Ivoire: Economy (2/3)
Trade of merchandise & commercial
services with Germany (2012)
Exports
Mineral
Products
42%
Plastics &
Rubbers
12%
Others
660 km
80,000 km
32%
27
42%
Transport
ation
Chemical
Products
Others
Transport
HDI: 0.476 (Rank: 165)
Imports
Machines
Foodstuffs
Human Development Index
Railway
Roadway
Airports
23%
14%
high
medium
low
data
unavailable
31%
4%
*rounded figures
Source: 1) http://atlas.media.mit.edu/explore/tree_map/hs/import/mli/deu/show/2012/
2) http://atlas.media.mit.edu/explore/tree_map/hs/export/mli/deu/show/2012/
3) http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/table-1-human-development-index-and-its-components
4) http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html
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Cote d’Ivoire: Economy (3/3)
Ease of Doing Business
Cote d'Ivoire
Sub-Saharan Africa
OECD
Cote d'Ivoire
Sub-Saharan Africa
OECD
40
30
32
25
25
20
15
10
5
t o…
700
Da ys
Da ys
t o…
35
600
500
525
400
300
200
100
7
0
0
...Register a Firm
...Export
...Import
...Enforce Contracts
Source: http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings
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Cote d’Ivoire: Consumption (1/2)
Energy Consumption
Energy
Cote d’Ivoire
Romania
Measuring Unit
(Population: 19.94 million)
Petroleum
23
215
Thousand Barrels per Day
Natural Gas
57
476
Billion Cubic Feet
Coal
0.00
40
Million Short Tons
Electricity
5
46
Billion kWh
Household Consumption Expenditure (2009)
Food & Beverages: 45%
Housing: 12%
Transport: 10%
Clothing & Footwear: 4%
Furnishings: 9%
Recreation & Culture: 3%
Others: 17%
*rounded figures
Source:1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union
2) http://www.eia.gov/countries/index.cfm
3) http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/Household%20Consumption%20Report.pdf
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Cote d’Ivoire: Consumption (1/2)
Penetration of communication tools
Telephone lines
Internet users
Mobile cellular subscriptions
100%
6,0%
5,0%
95%
4,0%
90%
3,0%
85%
2,0%
80%
1,0%
75%
0,0%
2010
Source:
2011
1) http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.P2
3) http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.CEL.SETS.P2
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2012
2013
2) http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.MLT.MAIN.P2
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