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Ivory Coast’s economy: growth, inflation, debt and interest rates

The latest checked official figures on Ivory Coast’s economy: prices, growth, public debt and the cost of borrowing.

Updated November 5, 2026

A stall at Treichville market, Abidjan, in 2023
A stall at Treichville market, Abidjan, in 2023. Photo: Alex Sirac / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

This page gathers the latest figures on this topic, each checked against its official source, and every Alama Report story on it. It is updated as new data comes out.

Latest figures

Consumer price inflation, on a year earlier
1.6% · September 2026
+0.4 pts from August 2026
Source: ANStat, IHPC septembre 2026 (as reported by Sika Finance, 13 Oct 2026)
Core inflation, on a year earlier
1.0% · September 2026
Source: Sika Finance, 'Côte d'Ivoire : l'inflation accélère à 1,6% en septembre sous l'effet de la hausse des carburants' (13 Oct 2026), relaying ANStat IHPC September 2026
Real GDP growth, 2025 (IMF)
6.5% · 2025
Source: IMF Press Release No. 26/222 (French), 6th EFF/ECF reviews and 5th RSF review
Public debt, share of GDP, 2025 (IMF)
57.1% · 2025
Source: IMF Press Release No. 26/222
Budget deficit target, 2027
3.5% · 2027
Source: Communiqué du Conseil des ministres du 14 octobre 2026
BCEAO main policy rate
3.0% · Decision of September 9, 2026
Source: BCEAO, Communiqué de presse de la réunion ordinaire du Comité de Politique Monétaire du 9 septembre 2026
5-year government bond, average yield at auction
7.04% · Auction of October 27, 2026
−0.1 pts from the auction of August 18, 2026
Source: Le Journal de l'Economie Sénégalaise via AllAfrica (28 Oct 2026), relaying UMOA-Titres results of 27 Oct 2026

Figures checked against their source. Euro equivalents at the fixed parity of 655.957 FCFA per euro.

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