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Ivory Coast

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Updated November 5, 2026

Abidjan’s Plateau business district at night, seen from the Alassane Ouattara bridge, in 2026
Abidjan’s Plateau business district at night, seen from the Alassane Ouattara bridge, in 2026. Photo: Edison McCullen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Country at a glance

Population
32.7mn (2025)
Capital
Yamoussoukro (political capital); Abidjan (economic capital)
Languages
French (official). Dioula is the main trade lingua franca; Baoulé, Dioula and Senufo are the largest first languages.
Currency
West African CFA franc (XOF), fixed at 655.957 FCFA per euro
GDP
$99.8bn (2025) · $3,050 per person
Real GDP growth
6.5% (2025)
Inflation
0.1% (2025, annual average)
Main exports
Cocoa beans, processed cocoa, gold (2024)
Regional groupings
ECOWAS · WAEMU · AfCFTA

Sources: World Bank, World Development Indicators (population, GDP, growth, inflation); exports; languages (Université Laval). These yearly benchmarks complement the checked figures on the topic pages.

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