Trading Partner Portal: Cote d’Ivoire
Overview
Trade Overview
Cote d’Ivoire, or the Ivory Coast in English, is located off the south coast of West Africa. The area became a protectorate of France in 1842, becoming a colony in 1893, and later achieved independence in 1960 under Félix Houphouët-Boigny, who ruled the country from 1960 to 1993 when he died.
The Ivory Coast is relatively stable, by regional standards, and has close political and economic ties with its West African neighbors, while at the same time maintaining close relations with the West, especially France. In the 1960s and 70s, the country was an economic powerhouse in West Africa due to its production of coffee and cocoa. Today, the country is the world’s largest exporter of cocoa beans and the fourth largest exporter of goods overall in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2024, its population totaled 31.93 million people, with a GDP of $86.54 billion.
U.S. – Cote d’Ivoire Trade
In 2024, two-way trade between Cote d’Ivoire and the U.S. totaled $1.61 billion. The U.S. exported $591 million worth of goods to the Ivory Coast, an increase from $509 million in 2023. Chemicals made up $221 million of the total. This was followed by oil and gas ($167 million), processed foods ($44 million), non-electrical machinery ($41 million), and transportation equipment ($24 million).
The same year, the U.S. imported $1.02 billion worth of goods from the Ivory Coast. $428 million of total imports was made up of processed foods, which includes cocoa. This was followed by agricultural products ($388 million), forestry products ($176 million), wood products ($6 million), and goods returned ($4 million).
California – Cote d’Ivoire Trade
California exported $5 million to the Ivory Coast in 2024. Top exports were computer and electronic products ($2 million), used or secondhand merchandise ($1 million), non-electrical machinery ($1 million), chemicals ($$1 million), and transportation equipment at less than $1 million.
California imports from the Ivory Coast in 2024 totaled $82 million. The majority of which were made up of processed foods totaling $67 million. This was followed by agricultural products ($13 million), goods returned ($1 million), and forestry products and non-electric machinery at less than $1 million.
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Remarks by Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross at the U.S.-Cote d’Ivoire MOU Signing Ceremony
U.S. Department of Commerce, December 7, 2018
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