Polity · 1960 CE – present
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
République de Côte d'Ivoire · Côte d'Ivoire · République de Côte d'Ivoire
Also recorded as Cote d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire
- Peak recorded area
- 467,431 km²
- 1932 CE
- Rulers on record
- 19
- from 1960 CE
- Data series
- 396
- 1960 CE–2025 CE
Overview
Côte d'Ivoire, also known as Ivory Coast and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean's Gulf of Guinea to the south.
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Territory
9 dated territorial extents on record from CShapes 2.0. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. Cliopatria holds 2 further extents, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before the last complete year, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 59 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population216 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 32.7Mpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy165 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 62.28years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 11.3Kpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Population Growth141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 2.39% annual2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 64.49years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 60.32years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 163 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP220 obs · 1800 CE–2019 CE | 3,854int'l $ (inflation adj.)2019 CE · Gapminder |
| GDP Current Usd111 obs · 1960 CE–2025 CE | 99.8Bcurrent US$2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| GDP per capita75 obs · 1887 CE–2022 CE | 4,011.712011 int'l $2022 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Agriculture % GDP66 obs · 1960 CE–2025 CE | 16.76% of GDP2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Industry % GDP66 obs · 1960 CE–2025 CE | 23.93% of GDP2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Services % GDP66 obs · 1960 CE–2025 CE | 51.17% of GDP2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Military
6 of 38 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Expenditure % GDP58 obs · 1962 CE–2024 CE | 0.7624% of GDP2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| CINC Score57 obs · 1960 CE–2016 CE | 0.0014CINC (share of world capability)2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption57 obs · 1960 CE–2016 CE | 20.9Mcoal-ton equivalents2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production57 obs · 1960 CE–2016 CE | 0tons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure57 obs · 1960 CE–2016 CE | 759Mcurrent USD2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure Usd57 obs · 1962 CE–2024 CE | 658.4Mcurrent US$2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Territory & resources
6 of 48 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Arable Land %126 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 15.1% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Oil Production117 obs · 1900 CE–2016 CE | 31.03TWh2016 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Forest Area %68 obs · 1990 CE–2023 CE | 7.86% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Agricultural Land %63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 86.48%2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Arable Land per capita Ha63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 0.1541hectares per person2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Fao Agricultural Land63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 27.5Mha2023 CE · FAOSTAT |
Governance
6 of 28 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Electoral Democracy Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.432index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.251index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.293index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Regime Type125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 1RoW index (0-3)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Rule Of Law Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.42index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Polity253 obs · 1960 CE–2012 CE | 0index (-10 to 10)2012 CE · Clio-Infra |
Development
6 of 60 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index125 obs · 1900 CE–2024 CE | 0.667index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Tech Railway Passenger Km100 obs · 1868 CE–1993 CE | 1,194passenger-km1993 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Railway Line Km93 obs · 1905 CE–1998 CE | 1,150km1998 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Railway Freight Tkm69 obs · 1900 CE–1993 CE | 740tonne-km1993 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Electricity Production58 obs · 1931 CE–1993 CE | 1.9BGWh1993 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Mobile Subscriptions Per 10052 obs · 1960 CE–2023 CE | 171.99per_1002023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Rulers
19 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Félix Houphouët-BoignyPrime Minister of Ivory Coast1960 CE
- Félix Houphouët-BoignyPresident of the Ivory Coast1960 CE – 1993 CE
- Daniel Kablan DuncanPrime Minister of Ivory Coast1993 CE – 1999 CE
- Henri Konan BédiéPresident of the Ivory Coast1993 CE – 1999 CE
- Robert GuéïPresident of the Ivory Coast1999 CE – 2000 CE
- Laurent GbagboHead of State2000 CE – 2011 CE
- Pascal Affi N'GuessanPrime Minister of Ivory Coast2000 CE – 2003 CE
- Seydou DiarraPrime Minister of Ivory Coast2000 CE
- Charles Konan BannyPrime Minister of Ivory Coast2005 CE – 2007 CE
- Guillaume Kigbafori SoroPrime Minister of Ivory Coast2007 CE – 2012 CE
- Alassane OuattaraHead of State2010 CE –
- Gilbert AkéPrime Minister of Ivory Coast2010 CE – 2011 CE
- Jeannot Ahoussou-KouadioPrime Minister of Ivory Coast2012 CE
- Amadou Gon CoulibalyHead of Government2017 CE – 2020 CE
- Daniel Kablan DuncanVice-President of Ivory Coast2017 CE – 2020 CE
- Hamed BakayokoHead of Government2020 CE – 2021 CE
- Patrick AchiHead of Government2021 CE – 2023 CE
- Tiémoko Meyliet KonéVice-President of Ivory Coast2022 CE –
- Robert Beugré MambéHead of Government2023 CE –
Country profile
From the CIA World Factbook 2024. Long entries are trimmed at a sentence boundary.
- Location
- Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia
- Government type
- presidential republic
- Executive branch
- chief of state: President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 25 October 2025); head of government: Prime Minister Robert BREUGRE MAMBE (since 17 October 2023); cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president;
- Ethnic groups
- Akan 38%, Voltaique or Gur 22%, Northern Mande 22%, Kru 9.1%, Southern Mande 8.6%, other 0.3% (2021 est.)
- Natural resources
- petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower
- Economy
- one of West Africa’s most influential, stable, and rapidly developing economies; poverty declines in urban but increases in rural areas; strong construction sector and increasingly diverse economic portfolio; increasing but manageable public debt; large labor force in agriculture
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- French, French
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XOF), Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF)
Memberships
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1960 CE –
- 14-member Defense Pact (1961)Military alliance · member1961 CE – 1964 CE
- ECOWASECOWASEconomic bloc · founding member1975 CE –
- 16-member Non-Aggression Pact (1977)Historical alliance · member1977 CE – 1981 CE
- 16-member Defense Pact (1981)Military alliance · member1981 CE –
- African UnionAUInternational organisation · founding member2002 CE –
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CHAT (Comin-Hobijn)2009 (FinalCHAT_72909)
Comin, D. & Hobijn, B. (2009). The CHAT Dataset. NBER Working Paper 15319.
NBER research data, freely downloadable
CIA World Factbook 2024
Clio-Infra2017 datasets
Clio-Infra project (2017). Reconstructions of global inequality and well-being. International Institute of Social History.
Academic use, attribution
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
CShapes 2.02.0
Schvitz, G. et al. (2022). Mapping the International System, 1886-2019: The CShapes 2.0 Dataset. Journal of Conflict Resolution 66(1).
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
FAOSTAT2024 release
FAO (2024). FAOSTAT Statistical Database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
CC BY 4.0
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
Our World in Data (2024). Energy dataset. Based on Energy Institute & Ember.
CC BY 4.0
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.