Ivory Coast - CI - CIV - CIV - Africa

chief of mission: Ambassador Jessica Davis BA (since 2 March 2023)

embassy: B.P. 730 Abidjan Cidex 03

mailing address: 2010 Abidjan Place, Washington DC  20521-2010

telephone: [225] 27-22-49-40-00

FAX: [225] 27-22-49-43-23

email address and website:
AbjAmCit@state.gov

https://ci.usembassy.gov/

0-14 years: 36.1% (male 5,437,108/female 5,390,782)

15-64 years: 60.9% (male 9,200,957/female 9,060,748)

65 years and over: 3% (2024 est.) (male 401,967/female 490,196)

8 00 N, 5 00 W

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female

total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible

slightly larger than New Mexico

18-26 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service for men and women; conscription is reportedly not enforced (2023)

Various small kingdoms ruled the area of Cote d'Ivoire between the 15th and 19th centuries, when European explorers arrived and then began to expand their presence. In 1844, France established a protectorate. During this period, many of these kingdoms and tribes fought to maintain their cultural identities -- some well into the 20th century. For example, the Sanwi kingdom -- originally founded in the 17th century -- tried to break away from Cote d’Ivoire and establish an independent state in 1969. 

Cote d’Ivoire achieved independence from France in 1960 but has maintained close ties. Foreign investment and the export and production of cocoa drove economic growth that led Cote d’Ivoire to become one of the most prosperous states in West Africa. Then in 1999, a military coup overthrew the government, and a year later, junta leader Robert GUEI held rigged elections and declared himself the winner. Popular protests forced him to step aside, and Laurent GBAGBO was elected. Ivoirian dissidents and members of the military launched a failed coup in 2002 that developed into a civil war. In 2003, a cease-fire resulted in rebels holding the north, the government holding the south, and peacekeeping forces occupying a buffer zone in the middle. In 2007, President GBAGBO and former rebel leader Guillaume SORO signed an agreement in which SORO joined GBAGBO's government as prime minister. The two agreed to reunite the country by dismantling the buffer zone, integrating rebel forces into the national armed forces, and holding elections.

In 2010, Alassane Dramane OUATTARA won the presidential election, but GBAGBO refused to hand over power, resulting in five months of violent conflict. Armed OUATTARA supporters and UN and French troops eventually forced GBAGBO to step down in 2011. OUATTARA won a second term in 2015 and a controversial third term in 2020 -- despite the two-term limit in the Ivoirian constitution -- in an election boycotted by the opposition. Through political compromise with OUATTARA, the opposition participated peacefully in 2021 legislative elections and won a substantial minority of seats. Also in 2021, the International Criminal Court in The Hague ruled on a final acquittal for GBAGBO, who was on trial for crimes against humanity, paving the way for GBAGBO’s return to Abidjan the same year. GBAGBO has publicly met with OUATTARA since his return as a demonstration of political reconciliation.

deforestation; water pollution from sewage and from industrial, mining, and agricultural effluents

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling

signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

0.8% of GDP (2024 est.)
0.9% of GDP (2023 est.)
0.9% of GDP (2022 est.)
1.1% of GDP (2021 est.)
1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

37.5% (2021 est.)

note: % of population with income below national poverty line

lowest 10%: 3.1% (2021 est.)

highest 10%: 27.8% (2021 est.)

note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population

gold, cocoa beans, rubber, refined petroleum, coconuts/brazil nuts/cashews (2023)

note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars

Switzerland 17%, Netherlands 9%, Mali 7%, USA 5%, Malaysia 4% (2023)

note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports

12 districts and 2 autonomous districts*; Abidjan*, Bas-Sassandra, Comoe, Denguele, Goh-Djiboua, Lacs, Lagunes, Montagnes, Sassandra-Marahoue, Savanes, Vallee du Bandama, Woroba, Yamoussoukro*, Zanzan

yams, cassava, oil palm fruit, cocoa beans, sugarcane, plantains, rice, rubber, maize, cashews (2023)

note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (Forces Armees de Cote d'Ivoire, FACI; aka Republican Forces of Ivory Coast, FRCI): Army, National Navy, Air Force, Special Forces; National Gendarmerie 

Ministry of Security and Civil Protection: National Police (2025)

note: the National Gendarmerie is a paramilitary force under the Ministry of Defense that is responsible for ensuring public safety, maintaining order, enforcing laws, and protecting institutions, people, and property; it is organized into mobile and territorial components; the Mobile Gendarmerie is responsible for maintaining and restoring order and is considered the backbone of the country’s domestic security; the Territorial Gendarmerie is responsible for the administrative, judicial, and military police; the Gendarmerie also has separate specialized units for security, intervention (counterterrorism, hostage rescue, etc), VIP protection, and surveillance

revenues: $9.755 billion (2022 est.)

expenditures: $13.255 billion (2022 est.)

note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenses converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated

name: Yamoussoukro (legislative capital), Abidjan (administrative and economic capital); note - the US Embassy is in Abidjan

geographic coordinates: 6 49 N, 5 16 W

time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: formerly a village named N'Gokro, Yamoussoukro is named after Queen YAMOUSSOU, who ruled during the early 20th century; Abidjan's name may have come from a misunderstanding when a French explorer asked a group of women the name of the village -- thinking it was a question about what they were doing, they replied "t'chan m’bi djan," which in the Ebrie language means "I return from cutting leaves," so the explorer recorded the name of the locale as Abidjan

crude petroleum, ships, refined petroleum, fish, rice (2023)

note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars

tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October)

515 km

history: previous 1960, 2000; latest draft completed 24 September 2016, approved by the National Assembly 11 October 2016, approved by referendum 30 October 2016, promulgated 8 November 2016

amendment process: proposed by the president of the republic or by Parliament; consideration of drafts or proposals requires an absolute majority vote by the parliamentary membership; passage of amendments affecting presidential elections, presidential term of office and vacancies, and amendment procedures requires approval by absolute majority in a referendum; passage of other proposals by the president requires at least four-fifths majority vote by Parliament; constitutional articles on the sovereignty of the state and its republican and secular form of government cannot be amended

Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar -

Exchange rates:
606.345 (2024 est.)
606.57 (2023 est.)
623.76 (2022 est.)
554.531 (2021 est.)
575.586 (2020 est.)

chief of state: President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 4 December 2010)

head of government: Prime Minister Robert BREUGRE MAMBE (since 17 October 2023)

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president

election/appointment process: president directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a single renewable 5-year term; vice president elected on same ballot as president; prime minister appointed by the president

most recent election date: 31 October 2020

election results:
2020: Alassane OUATTARA reelected president; percent of vote - Alassane OUATTARA (RDR) 94.3%, Kouadio Konan BERTIN (PDCI-RDA) 2.0%, other 3.7%

2015: Alassane OUATTARA reelected president; percent of vote - Alassane OUATTARA (RDR) 83.7%, Pascal Affi N'GUESSAN (FPI) 9.3%, Konan Bertin KOUADIO (independent) 3.9%, other 3.1%

expected date of next election: October 2025

note: because President OUATTARA promulgated the new constitution in 2016, he has claimed that the clock is reset on term limits, allowing him to run for up to two additional terms

three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side), white, and green; orange stands for the savannah and fertility, white for peace and unity, green for the forests of the south and the hope for a bright future; design based on France's flag

note: similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and has the colors reversed -- green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is green (hoist side), white, and red

7 August 1960 (from France)

foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining, gold mining, truck and bus assembly, textiles, fertilizer, building materials, electricity

highest court(s): Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into Judicial, Audit, Constitutional, and Administrative Chambers; consists of the court president, 3 vice presidents for the Judicial, Audit, and Administrative chambers, and 9 associate justices or magistrates)

judge selection and term of office: judges nominated by the Superior Council of the Magistrature, a 7-member body consisting of the national president (chairman), 3 "bench" judges, and 3 public prosecutors; judges appointed for life

subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal (organized into civil, criminal, and social chambers); first instance courts; peace courts

total: 3,458 km

border countries (5): Burkina Faso 545 km; Ghana 720 km; Guinea 816 km; Liberia 778 km; Mali 599 km

agricultural land: 84.2% (2022 est.)

arable land: 13.5% (2022 est.)

permanent crops: 29.1% (2022 est.)

permanent pasture: 41.5% (2022 est.)

forest: 8.2% (2022 est.)

other: 7.6% (2022 est.)

civil law system based on the French civil code; Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court reviews legislation

legislature name: Parliament (Parlement)

legislative structure: bicameral

total population: 50% (2021 est.)

male: 60.2% (2021 est.)

female: 40.3% (2021 est.)

territorial sea: 12 nm

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

continental shelf: 200 nm

ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSCA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, UNMISS, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Independence Day, 7 August (1960)

noun: Ivoirian(s)

adjective: Ivoirian

petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower

most of the inhabitants live along the sandy coastal region; apart from the capital area, the forested interior is sparsely populated

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

African Peoples' Party-Cote d'Ivoire or PPA-CI 
Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire or PDCI 
Ivorian Popular Front or FPI 
Liberty and Democracy for the Republic or LIDER 
Movement of the Future Forces or MFA 
Pan-African Congress for People's Justice and Equality or COJEP 
Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace or RHDP 
Rally of the Republicans or RDR
Together for Democracy and Sovereignty or EDS 
Together to Build (UDPCI, FPI,and allies) 
Union for Cote d'Ivoire or UPCI 
Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire or UDPCI

total: 660 km (2008)

narrow gauge: 660 km (2008) 1.000-m gauge

note: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into Burkina Faso

18 years of age; universal

mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest

presidential republic

conventional long form: Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

conventional short form: Côte d'Ivoire

local long form: République de Côte d'Ivoire

local short form: Cote d'Ivoire

former: Ivory Coast

etymology: name, which means "Ivory Coast" in French, reflects the ivory trade in the region from the 15th to 17th centuries; the French version of the name has been used internationally since 1986, at the country's request

note: pronounced coat-div-whar

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia

Africa

730 sq km (2012)

chief of mission: Ambassador Ibrahima TOURE (since 13 January 2022)

chancery: 2424 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone: [1] (202) 797-0300

FAX: [1] (202) 204-3967

email address and website:
info@ambacidc.org

Ambassade de Cote D’ivoire aux USA (ambaciusa.org)

percent of population: 41% (2023 est.)

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IDPs: 302,000 (post-election conflict in 2010-11, as well as civil war from 2002-04; land disputes; most pronounced in western and southwestern regions) (2022)

stateless persons: 930,578 (2022); note - many Ivoirians lack documentation proving their nationality, which prevent them from accessing education and healthcare; birth on Ivorian soil does not automatically result in citizenship; disputes over citizenship and the associated rights of the large population descended from migrants from neighboring countries is an ongoing source of tension and contributed to the country's 2002 civil war; some observers believe the government's mass naturalizations of thousands of people over the last couple of years is intended to boost its electoral support base; the government in October 2013 acceded to international conventions on statelessness and in August 2013 reformed its nationality law, key steps to clarify the nationality of thousands of residents; since the adoption of the Abidjan Declaration to eradicate statelessness in West Africa in February 2015, 6,400 people have received nationality papers in Cote d'Ivoire; in September 2020, Cote d'Ivoire adopted Africa's first statelessness determination procedure to regularize the status of stateless people

84.14 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)

total: 11 years

male: 11 years

female: 10 years (2020)

urban population: 53.1% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 3.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

state-controlled Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne (RTI) is made up of 2 radio stations (Radio Cote d'Ivoire and Fréquence2) and 2 TV stations (RTI1 and RTI2) with nationwide coverage, broadcasting mainly in French; 178 proximity radio stations, 16 religious radio stations, 5 commercial radio stations, and 5 international radio stations; government now runs radio station UNOCIFM, previously owned by the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire; in 2016, 4 media companies were granted licenses: Live TV, Optimum Media Cote d'Ivoire, the Audiovisual Company of Cote d'Ivoire (Sedaci), and Sorano-CI (2019)

improved:

urban: 89.9% of population

rural: 69.1% of population

total: 79.8% of population

unimproved:

urban: 10.1% of population

rural: 30.9% of population

total: 20.2% of population (2020 est.)

title: "L'Abidjanaise" (Song of Abidjan)

lyrics/music: Mathieu EKRA, Joachim BONY, and Pierre Marie COTY/Pierre Marie COTY and Pierre Michel PANGO

history: adopted 1960; named after the former capital city of Abidjan

231,000 YAMOUSSOUKRO (capital) (2018), 5.686 million ABIDJAN (seat of government) (2023)

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2023)

elephant

19.6 years (2011/12 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

27.8% (2020)

total dependency ratio: 73.6 (2024 est.)

youth dependency ratio: 68.8 (2024 est.)

elderly dependency ratio: 4.7 (2024 est.)

potential support ratio: 21.1 (2024 est.)

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Cote d'Ivoire

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

the population is primarily located in the forested south, with the highest concentration of people residing in and around the cities on the Atlantic coast; most of the northern savanna remains sparsely populated, with higher concentrations located along transportation corridors, as shown in this population distribution map

electrification - total population: 70.4% (2022 est.)

electrification - urban areas: 95%

electrification - rural areas: 45.3%

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improved:

urban: 77.8% of population

rural: 35% of population

total: 57.1% of population

unimproved:

urban: 22.2% of population

rural: 65% of population

total: 42.9% of population (2020 est.)

Akan 38%, Voltaique or Gur 22%, Northern Mande 22%, Kru 9.1%, Southern Mande 8.6%, other 0.3% (2021 est.)

Muslim 42.9%, Catholic 17.2%, Evangelical 11.8%, Methodist 1.7%, other Christian 3.2%, animist 3.6%, other religion 0.5%, none 19.1% (2014 est.)

note: the majority of foreign migrant workers are Muslim (72.7%) and Christian (17.7%)

French (official), 60 native dialects of which Dioula is the most widely spoken

major-language sample(s):
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China 16%, Nigeria 12%, France 6%, India 5%, USA 4% (2023)

note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports

highest point: Monts Nimba 1,752 m

lowest point: Gulf of Guinea 0 m

mean elevation: 250 m

3.1% of GDP (2021)

6.2% of national budget (2022 est.)

the military (FACI) is responsible for external defense but also has a considerable internal role supporting the National Gendarmerie and other internal security forces; the operational focus of the FACI is the threat posed by Islamic militants associated with the al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) terrorist group operating across the border in Burkina Faso and Mali; AQIM militants conducted significant attacks in the country in 2016 and 2020; Côte d’Ivoire since 2016 has stepped up border security and completed building a joint counter-terrorism training center with France near Abidjan in 2020; Cote d'Ivoire has long maintained a close security relationship with France 

the FACI has mutinied several times since the late 1990s, most recently in 2017, and has had a large role in the country’s political turmoil; it was established in 1960 from home defense units the French colonial government began standing up in 1950 (2025)

approximately 25-30,000 active FACI, including Gendarmerie personnel (2025)

the inventory of the FACI consists mostly of older or second-hand equipment, typically of French or Soviet-era origin; Cote d'Ivoire was under a partial UN arms embargo from 2004 to 2016; in recent years it has received some new and secondhand equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Bulgaria, China, France, South Africa, and Turkey (2024)

180 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2024)

Terrorist group(s): al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM); Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM)

note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide

municipal: 320 million cubic meters (2020 est.)

industrial: 240 million cubic meters (2020 est.)

agricultural: 600 million cubic meters (2020 est.)

municipal solid waste generated annually: 4,440,814 tons (2010 est.)

municipal solid waste recycled annually: 133,224 tons (2005 est.)

percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 3% (2005 est.)

on food: 37.7% of household expenditures (2023 est.)

on alcohol and tobacco: 3.2% of household expenditures (2023 est.)

particulate matter emissions: 40.41 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

carbon dioxide emissions: 9.67 megatons (2016 est.)

methane emissions: 10.3 megatons (2020 est.)

salt water lake(s): Lagune Aby - 780 sq km

total World Heritage Sites: 5 (2 cultural, 3 natural)

selected World Heritage Site locales: Comoé National Park (n); Historic Grand-Bassam (c); Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (n); Sudanese-style Mosques (c); Taï National Park (n)

women married by age 15: 7.4% (2021)

women married by age 18: 25.8% (2021)

men married by age 18: 1.9% (2021)

fossil fuels: 68.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

solar: 0.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

hydroelectricity: 30.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

biomass and waste: 0.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

production: 2.474 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)

consumption: 2.474 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)

proven reserves: 28.317 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)

total petroleum production: 29,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

refined petroleum consumption: 87,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

crude oil estimated reserves: 100 million barrels (2021 est.)

1.67 (2024 est.)

60.3% (2023 est.)

has a small, nascent program focused on acquiring a remote sensing (RS) satellite for detecting illegal gold mining, facilitating access to drinking water, mapping deforestation, and national security issues; new space agency's responsibilities also include advancing the use of space-based technologies for sustainable development, promoting domestic expertise, and supporting scientific research (2025)

note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide

Space Agency of Côte d’Ivoire (ASCI; established June 2025) (2025)

total ports: 5 (2024)

large: 1

medium: 0

small: 0

very small: 4

ports with oil terminals: 5

key ports: Abidjan, Baobab Marine Terminal, Espoir Marine Terminal, Port Bouet, San Pedro

chamber name: National Assembly (Assemblée nationale)

number of seats: 255 (all directly elected)

electoral system: plurality/majority

scope of elections: full renewal

term in office: 5 years

most recent election date: 3/6/2021 to 6/12/2021

parties elected and seats per party: Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) (139); Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire-African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA)-Together for Democracy and Sovereignty (EDS) (49); Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire-African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) (23); Independents (26); Other (18)

percentage of women in chamber: 13.4%

expected date of next election: March 2026

chamber name: Senate (Sénat)

number of seats: 99 (66 indirectly elected; 33 appointed)

scope of elections: full renewal

term in office: 5 years

most recent election date: 9/16/2023

percentage of women in chamber: 24.5%

expected date of next election: September 2028

orange, white, green

1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)

total: 21.2 years (2024 est.)

male: 21.2 years

female: 21.2 years

359 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

3.4 children born/woman (2024 est.)

total: 29,981,758 (2024 est.)

male: 15,040,032

female: 14,941,726

16.28 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

from petroleum and other liquids: 11.641 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

from consumed natural gas: 4.639 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

total : 322,463 sq km

land: 318,003 sq km

water: 4,460 sq km

29 (2025)

total: 52.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)

male: 59.5 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 45.2 deaths/1,000 live births

total subscriptions: 53.6 million (2023 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 174 (2022 est.)

total: 425,000 (2023 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2023 est.)

total: 7.8% (2025 est.)

male: 14.9% (2025 est.)

female: 0.6% (2025 est.)

10.3% (2016)

8.489 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)

27.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)

installed generating capacity: 2.315 million kW (2023 est.)

consumption: 8.746 billion kWh (2023 est.)

exports: 971 million kWh (2023 est.)

imports: 222.79 million kWh (2023 est.)

transmission/distribution losses: 1.638 billion kWh (2023 est.)

total: 25 (2023)

by type: oil tanker 2, other 23

14% (2021)

1 (2025)

total subscriptions: 244,000 (2023 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2023 est.) less than 1

total: 1.7 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 1.13 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 0.2 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

total population: 63.2 years (2024 est.)

male: 60.9 years

female: 65.4 years

3.4% of GDP (2023 est.)

15.9% national budget (2023 est.)

2.13% (2024 est.)

$86.538 billion (2024 est.)

note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate

household consumption: 66% (2024 est.)

government consumption: 9% (2024 est.)

investment in fixed capital: 24.5% (2024 est.)

investment in inventories: 0% (2024 est.)

exports of goods and services: 27.6% (2024 est.)

imports of goods and services: -27.1% (2024 est.)

note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection

Atlantic Ocean drainage: Niger (2,261,741 sq km), Volta (410,991 sq km)

1.3% of GDP (2023 est.)
1.5% of GDP (2022 est.)
0.6% of GDP (2021 est.)

note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities

12.595 million (2024 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

total: 3.9% (2024 est.)

male: 3.5% (2024 est.)

female: 4.4% (2024 est.)

note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment

$26.576 billion (2023 est.)

note: present value of external debt in current US dollars

$6.257 billion (2017 est.)
$4.935 billion (2016 est.)

2.3% (2024 est.)
2.3% (2023 est.)
2.4% (2022 est.)

note: % of labor force seeking employment

13.2% (of GDP) (2023 est.)

note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP

$215.018 billion (2024 est.)
$202.943 billion (2023 est.)
$190.645 billion (2022 est.)

note: data in 2021 dollars

35.3 (2021 est.)

note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality

3.5% (2024 est.)
4.4% (2023 est.)
5.3% (2022 est.)

note: annual % change based on consumer prices

-$5.394 billion (2022 est.)
-$2.874 billion (2021 est.)
-$1.974 billion (2020 est.)

note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars

$6,700 (2024 est.)
$6,500 (2023 est.)
$6,300 (2022 est.)

note: data in 2021 dollars

$19.948 billion (2022 est.)
$16.191 billion (2021 est.)
$12.66 billion (2020 est.)

note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars

$17.211 billion (2022 est.)
$16.23 billion (2021 est.)
$13.232 billion (2020 est.)

note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars

6% (2024 est.)
6.5% (2023 est.)
6.4% (2022 est.)

note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

2.8% (2024 est.)

note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency

agriculture: 17.9% (2024 est.)

industry: 22.1% (2024 est.)

services: 53.9% (2024 est.)

note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data