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Economy of Ivory Coast vs United States compared: GDP & Debt

Updated on by Georank team

Ivory Coast has a GDP of $86.5B compared to $29.2T for the United States, ranking 76/197 and 1/197 by economy size, respectively.

Ivory Coast has $51.3B in government debt (58.1% of GDP), compared to $35.3T (122.5% of GDP) in the United States.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Ivory Coast
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
United States
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Ivory Coast United States
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 $546,203,559 $5,492,745,890 $542,390,475,099 $3,406,320,762,469
1961 $618,245,634 $6,038,315,905 $562,640,778,342 $3,493,704,590,510
1962 $645,284,474 $6,112,405,708 $604,729,643,906 $3,707,855,986,272
1963 $761,047,198 $6,998,115,047 $638,380,883,119 $3,869,417,876,418
1964 $921,063,327 $8,230,699,197 $685,631,590,687 $4,092,402,635,290
1965 $919,771,229 $7,974,752,908 $743,503,780,837 $4,358,345,546,392
1966 $1,024,102,880 $8,898,018,736 $814,082,043,611 $4,645,793,322,317
1967 $1,082,922,725 $9,307,163,144 $860,737,154,024 $4,773,211,933,326
1968 $1,281,281,277 $10,475,049,116 $941,639,100,804 $5,007,791,880,197
1969 $1,361,360,293 $11,474,286,968 $1,018,471,133,697 $5,164,159,048,266
1970 $1,455,482,795 $12,664,747,894 $1,073,303,000,000 $5,173,693,085,767
1971 $1,584,128,509 $13,862,407,214 $1,164,850,000,000 $5,344,048,439,509
1972 $1,849,400,402 $14,449,705,425 $1,279,110,000,000 $5,624,905,010,373
1973 $2,508,421,426 $15,307,901,973 $1,425,376,000,000 $5,942,469,134,010
1974 $3,070,152,309 $15,970,333,193 $1,545,243,000,000 $5,910,347,105,857
1975 $3,893,839,190 $17,288,346,644 $1,684,904,000,000 $5,898,194,297,823
1976 $4,662,053,825 $19,521,378,207 $1,873,412,000,000 $6,215,991,006,431
1977 $6,265,068,189 $20,949,261,442 $2,081,826,000,000 $6,503,430,023,927
1978 $7,900,526,298 $23,234,711,410 $2,351,599,000,000 $6,863,408,303,981
1979 $9,142,933,967 $23,791,045,073 $2,627,333,000,000 $7,080,703,002,910
1980 $10,175,617,609 $21,184,094,378 $2,857,307,000,000 $7,062,521,475,645
1981 $8,432,589,942 $21,925,643,371 $3,207,041,000,000 $7,241,747,172,534
1982 $7,567,110,849 $21,969,674,962 $3,343,789,000,000 $7,111,177,473,088
1983 $6,838,184,773 $21,112,804,815 $3,634,038,000,000 $7,437,138,984,659
1984 $6,841,639,247 $20,542,492,760 $4,037,613,000,000 $7,975,324,064,261
1985 $6,977,650,644 $21,467,156,206 $4,338,979,000,000 $8,307,861,210,352
1986 $9,158,302,100 $22,166,845,697 $4,579,631,000,000 $8,595,533,785,978
1987 $10,087,654,465 $22,089,489,410 $4,855,215,000,000 $8,892,477,646,208
1988 $10,255,169,806 $22,340,532,915 $5,236,438,000,000 $9,263,914,872,018
1989 $9,757,410,645 $22,999,132,930 $5,641,580,000,000 $9,604,107,858,980
1990 $10,795,850,583 $22,747,083,497 $5,963,144,000,000 $9,785,238,027,789
1991 $10,492,628,581 $22,756,392,780 $6,158,129,000,000 $9,774,639,354,479
1992 $11,152,971,274 $22,700,739,607 $6,520,327,000,000 $10,118,950,749,801
1993 $11,045,760,288 $22,657,044,066 $6,858,559,000,000 $10,397,403,618,243
1994 $8,313,557,510 $22,840,839,521 $7,287,236,000,000 $10,816,317,372,939
1995 $11,000,146,267 $24,468,419,439 $7,639,749,000,000 $11,106,673,920,743
1996 $18,071,152,831 $26,359,663,692 $8,073,122,000,000 $11,525,703,481,346
1997 $18,047,558,038 $28,903,065,479 $8,577,552,000,000 $12,038,266,260,922
1998 $19,619,654,756 $30,135,465,006 $9,062,817,000,000 $12,577,957,790,462
1999 $18,870,992,456 $30,487,103,687 $9,631,172,000,000 $13,180,243,872,015
2000 $16,577,533,892 $30,406,072,178 $10,250,952,000,000 $13,717,679,619,283
2001 $16,810,537,044 $29,751,121,586 $10,581,929,000,000 $13,848,757,307,663
2002 $18,054,383,321 $28,938,759,334 $10,929,108,000,000 $14,084,248,131,241
2003 $21,251,754,340 $27,571,152,176 $11,456,450,000,000 $14,477,988,212,153
2004 $23,510,575,681 $28,449,303,912 $12,217,196,000,000 $15,035,068,144,476
2005 $24,036,918,703 $28,732,677,632 $13,039,197,000,000 $15,558,822,251,117
2006 $25,281,413,263 $29,541,668,753 $13,815,583,000,000 $15,992,063,823,933
2007 $28,760,090,953 $29,867,049,486 $14,474,228,000,000 $16,312,522,122,065
2008 $34,078,240,293 $31,295,490,701 $14,769,862,000,000 $16,331,051,067,049
2009 $33,886,813,250 $32,423,167,867 $14,478,067,000,000 $15,910,281,498,378
2010 $34,936,307,980 $34,643,522,419 $15,048,971,000,000 $16,339,094,225,153
2011 $36,693,710,801 $32,783,010,325 $15,599,732,000,000 $16,594,704,135,317
2012 $36,302,302,877 $35,281,210,701 $16,253,970,000,000 $16,974,575,729,098
2013 $42,760,235,485 $39,077,544,168 $16,880,683,000,000 $17,334,068,402,874
2014 $48,843,005,614 $42,739,891,584 $17,608,138,000,000 $17,771,549,055,751
2015 $45,815,005,169 $45,815,005,169 $18,295,019,000,000 $18,295,019,000,000
2016 $48,407,761,037 $49,101,205,369 $18,804,913,000,000 $18,627,887,993,268
2017 $52,512,343,997 $52,739,979,047 $19,612,102,000,000 $19,085,691,122,935
2018 $58,522,477,787 $55,294,253,264 $20,656,516,000,000 $19,651,869,117,583
2019 $60,382,894,697 $59,010,785,541 $21,539,982,000,000 $20,159,639,089,698
2020 $63,027,852,805 $59,423,700,881 $21,354,105,000,000 $19,723,580,221,938
2021 $72,794,636,649 $63,620,992,438 $23,681,171,000,000 $20,917,853,444,668
2022 $70,922,824,824 $67,692,661,917 $26,006,893,000,000 $21,443,388,432,051
2023 $79,618,056,324 $72,059,148,622 $27,720,709,000,000 $22,062,578,283,267
2024 $86,538,413,923 $76,346,667,965 $29,184,890,000,000 $22,679,489,969,556

Economic indicators

Ivory Coast United States
Gross domestic product
$86.5B
2024
$29.2T
2024
GDP rank
76/197
2024
1/197
2024
GDP growth
8.69%
2023-2024
5.28%
2023-2024
GDP per capita
$2,710
2024
$85,810
2024
GDP per capita rank
142/197
2024
9/197
2024
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,653
2024
$85,810
2024
Government debt
$51.3B
2024
$35.3T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.1%
2025
122.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,606
2024
$103,646
2024
Government debt per person rank
125/185
2024
2/185
2024
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,373
2025
$54,474
2025
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.33B
2020
$62.2T
2024
Number of millionaires n/a
21,951,319
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
902
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.8%
2021
30.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
1.8%
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20.4%
2025
37.8%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
3.47%
2023-2024
2.95%
2023-2024
Central bank interest rate n/a
4.25%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.31%
2022
4.02%
2024
Population
33340347
343323530

GDP per capita in Ivory Coast vs United States

Ivory Coast's GDP per capita is $2,710, ranking 142/197, compared to $85,810 in the United States, ranking 9/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Ivory Coast ranks 144th at $7,653, while the United States ranks 11th at $85,810.

Ivory Coast
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
United States
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Ivory Coast United States
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 $148.7 - $3,002 -
1961 $162.3 - $3,063 -
1962 $163.1 - $3,242 -
1963 $185.1 - $3,373 -
1964 $215.5 - $3,573 -
1965 $207 - $3,827 -
1966 $221.8 - $4,142 -
1967 $225.6 - $4,332 -
1968 $256.8 - $4,692 -
1969 $262.2 - $5,025 -
1970 $269 - $5,234 -
1971 $280.3 - $5,609 -
1972 $313 - $6,094 -
1973 $406 - $6,726 -
1974 $474 - $7,226 -
1975 $575 - $7,801 -
1976 $661 - $8,592 -
1977 $856 - $9,453 -
1978 $1,039 - $10,565 -
1979 $1,157 - $11,674 -
1980 $1,238 - $12,613 -
1981 $986 - $13,976 -
1982 $849 - $14,434 -
1983 $737 - $15,544 -
1984 $709 - $17,121 -
1985 $695 - $18,237 -
1986 $877 - $19,071 -
1987 $930 - $20,039 -
1988 $910 - $21,417 -
1989 $833 - $22,857 -
1990 $886 $2,693 $23,840 $23,889
1991 $827 $2,677 $24,293 $24,342
1992 $845 $2,625 $25,381 $25,419
1993 $804 $2,577 $26,353 $26,387
1994 $582 $2,551 $27,662 $27,695
1995 $740 $2,683 $28,661 $28,691
1996 $1,170 $2,832 $29,937 $29,968
1997 $1,125 $3,040 $31,430 $31,459
1998 $1,177 $3,086 $32,823 $32,854
1999 $1,096 $3,065 $34,484 $34,515
2000 $937 $3,041 $36,330 $36,330
2001 $925 $2,962 $37,134 $37,134
2002 $968 $2,851 $37,998 $37,998
2003 $1,111 $2,702 $39,490 $39,490
2004 $1,200 $2,794 $41,725 $41,725
2005 $1,198 $2,842 $44,123 $44,123
2006 $1,230 $2,942 $46,302 $46,302
2007 $1,368 $2,985 $48,050 $48,050
2008 $1,584 $3,116 $48,570 $48,570
2009 $1,540 $3,177 $47,195 $47,195
2010 $1,554 $3,361 $48,651 $48,643
2011 $1,597 $3,176 $50,066 $50,025
2012 $1,547 $3,291 $51,784 $51,708
2013 $1,786 $3,619 $53,410 $53,297
2014 $1,991 $4,074 $55,304 $55,153
2015 $1,815 $4,404 $57,040 $56,849
2016 $1,863 $4,531 $58,207 $57,977
2017 $1,964 $4,690 $60,322 $60,048
2018 $2,131 $4,946 $63,201 $62,876
2019 $2,142 $5,516 $65,605 $65,228
2020 $2,180 $5,544 $64,411 $64,402
2021 $2,456 $6,045 $71,352 $71,307
2022 $2,333 $6,719 $78,035 $77,861
2023 $2,555 $7,227 $82,769 $82,305
2024 $2,710 $7,653 $85,810 $85,810

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, Ivory Coast's government spending was $17.6B, accounting for 20.4% of its GDP, while the United States' spent $11T, or 37.8% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 58.1% in Ivory Coast and 122.5% in the United States, ranking 90/185 and 11/185, respectively.

Ivory Coast
Government spending

Government debt
United States
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Ivory Coast United States
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
1960 - - 24.9% 61.7%
1961 - - 25.9% 62.3%
1962 - - 26% 60.2%
1963 - - 26% 58.8%
1964 - - 25.6% 56.7%
1965 - - 25.4% 53.7%
1966 - - 26.3% 50.6%
1967 - - 28.3% 50.4%
1968 - - 29.1% 48.5%
1969 - - 29.3% 45.9%
1970 - - 31.5% 46.4%
1971 - - 32.3% 47%
1972 - - 32.8% 45.4%
1973 - - 31.9% 42.6%
1974 - - 32.9% 41.4%
1975 - - 35.2% 44.6%
1976 - - 34.2% 44.8%
1977 - - 33.4% 43.6%
1978 - - 32.6% 42.5%
1979 - - 32% 41.2%
1980 - - 33.7% 41.9%
1981 - - 33.9% 41.1%
1982 - - 35.8% 45.9%
1983 - - 35.7% 48.9%
1984 - - 34.3% 50.6%
1985 - - 34.5% 55.4%
1986 - - 34.8% 58.9%
1987 - - 34.3% 60.6%
1988 - - 33.7% 61.3%
1989 - - 33.7% 61.6%
1990 - - 34.5% 63.1%
1991 - - 35.7% 67.9%
1992 - - 36.7% 70.3%
1993 - - 36.4% 71.9%
1994 - - 35.5% 71.1%
1995 - - 35.5% 70.7%
1996 - - 34.7% 69.9%
1997 15.2% 84.2% 33.7% 67.4%
1998 14.6% 75.2% 32.8% 64.2%
1999 13.7% 78% 32.2% 60.5%
2000 12.9% 74% 31.7% 54.5%
2001 11.4% 71.2% 32.8% 53.3%
2002 13.1% 63% 33.7% 55.7%
2003 12.7% 56.4% 34% 58.8%
2004 13.5% 56.7% 33.7% 66.3%
2005 13.6% 58.2% 33.9% 65.6%
2006 14.5% 57.5% 33.7% 64.3%
2007 14.8% 53.5% 34.6% 64.7%
2008 14.6% 51.2% 37.1% 73.6%
2009 14.4% 46.5% 41.4% 86.8%
2010 14.5% 45.6% 39.8% 95.3%
2011 13.2% 50% 38.8% 99.7%
2012 16.1% 24.7% 37.2% 103.2%
2013 15.9% 24.6% 35.8% 104.5%
2014 15.2% 26.7% 35.3% 104.4%
2015 16.5% 29.2% 35% 104.9%
2016 17.6% 31.1% 35.3% 106.8%
2017 18.1% 32.6% 35.2% 105.7%
2018 17.6% 35.3% 35.3% 107%
2019 17.2% 37.2% 35.8% 108.2%
2020 20.4% 46.3% 44.8% 132%
2021 20.5% 50.2% 43.2% 124.7%
2022 21.9% 56% 36.8% 118.8%
2023 21.3% 57.5% 37.1% 119%
2024 20.4% 59.3% 37.6% 120.8%
2025 20.4% 58.1% 37.8% 122.5%

Government deficit by year

In 2024, Ivory Coast's government deficit, the difference between spending and revenue, was -$3.43B, equivalent to -3.97% of GDP. This compares to the United States' deficit of -$2.12T, or -7.26% of GDP.

Over the past 28 years, Ivory Coast recorded a fiscal deficit in 27 of those years, while the United States ran a deficit in 24 years. On average, Ivory Coast posted an annual deficit equal to -2.1% of GDP, compared to deficit of -4.88% of GDP for the United States.

Deficit/surplus
Ivory Coast

United States
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Ivory Coast United States
1800 - 0.01%
1801 - 0.67%
1802 - 1.46%
1803 - 0.66%
1804 - 0.58%
1805 - 0.52%
1806 - 0.95%
1807 - 1.43%
1808 - 1.55%
1809 - -0.5%
1810 - 0.21%
1811 - 1.1%
1812 - -1.84%
1813 - -2.78%
1814 - -3.36%
1815 - -2.09%
1816 - 2%
1817 - 1.33%
1818 - 0.22%
1819 - 0.42%
1820 - -0.06%
1821 - -0.2%
1822 - 0.74%
1823 - 0.83%
1824 - -0.13%
1825 - 0.7%
1826 - 0.93%
1827 - 0.79%
1828 - 0.95%
1829 - 1.06%
1830 - 1.04%
1831 - 1.24%
1832 - 1.26%
1833 - 0.84%
1834 - 0.24%
1835 - 1.09%
1836 - 1.05%
1837 - -0.67%
1838 - -0.43%
1839 - 0.24%
1840 - -0.28%
1841 - -0.56%
1842 - -0.31%
1843 - -0.22%
1844 - 0.38%
1845 - 0.36%
1846 - 0.09%
1847 - -1.32%
1848 - -0.41%
1849 - -0.59%
1850 - 0.16%
1851 - 0.18%
1852 - 0.19%
1853 - 0.39%
1854 - 0.41%
1855 - 0.14%
1856 - 0.11%
1857 - 0.03%
1858 - -0.68%
1859 - -0.36%
1860 - -0.16%
1861 - -0.54%
1862 - -7.67%
1863 - -8.2%
1864 - -6.3%
1865 - -10.2%
1866 - 0.41%
1867 - 1.5%
1868 - 0.33%
1869 - 0.56%
1870 - 1.25%
1871 - 1.14%
1872 - 1.03%
1873 - 0.47%
1874 - 0.03%
1875 - 0.16%
1876 - 0.33%
1877 - 0.44%
1878 - 0.23%
1879 - 0.07%
1880 - 0.55%
1881 - 0.85%
1882 - 1.08%
1883 - 1.06%
1884 - 0.85%
1885 - 0.52%
1886 - 0.7%
1887 - 0.75%
1888 - 0.82%
1889 - 0.6%
1890 - 0.59%
1891 - 0.17%
1892 - 0.06%
1893 - 0.02%
1894 - -0.45%
1895 - -0.2%
1896 - -0.09%
1897 - -0.11%
1898 - -0.23%
1899 - -0.48%
1900 - 0.24%
1901 - 0.29%
1902 - 0.35%
1903 - 0.18%
1904 - -0.18%
1905 - -0.09%
1906 - 0.08%
1907 - 0.28%
1908 - -0.22%
1909 - -0.29%
1910 - -0.06%
1911 - 0.03%
1912 - 0.008%
1913 - -0.001%
1914 - -0.001%
1915 - -0.17%
1916 - 0.11%
1917 - -1.64%
1918 - -13.5%
1919 - -17.5%
1920 - 0.33%
1921 - 0.69%
1922 - 1.01%
1923 - 0.84%
1924 - 1.11%
1925 - 0.78%
1926 - 0.89%
1927 - 1.19%
1928 - 0.97%
1929 - -4.58%
1930 - -5.46%
1931 - -9.76%
1932 - -12.7%
1933 - -14.3%
1934 - -14.9%
1935 - -13.3%
1936 - -12.1%
1937 - -9.22%
1938 - -10.4%
1939 - -11.9%
1940 - -9.73%
1941 - -10.2%
1942 - -16.3%
1943 - -19.3%
1944 - -13.4%
1945 - -14.1%
1946 - -6.45%
1947 - -3.99%
1948 - -4.16%
1949 - -7.94%
1950 - -8.22%
1951 - -6.93%
1952 - -5.41%
1953 - -5.76%
1954 - -5.55%
1955 - -7.4%
1956 - -6.02%
1957 - -6.72%
1958 - -8.68%
1959 - -9.06%
1960 - 3.2%
1961 - 2.28%
1962 - 2.32%
1963 - 2.87%
1964 - 2.18%
1965 - 2.38%
1966 - 2.07%
1967 - 0.47%
1968 - 1.23%
1969 - 2.11%
1970 - -1.21%
1971 - -2.63%
1972 - -1.86%
1973 - -0.86%
1974 - -1.27%
1975 - -5.4%
1976 - -3.63%
1977 - -2.57%
1978 - -1.7%
1979 - -0.79%
1980 - -2.17%
1981 - -1.58%
1982 - -3.78%
1983 - -4.26%
1984 - -2.97%
1985 - -2.63%
1986 - -2.81%
1987 - -1.53%
1988 - -1.06%
1989 - -0.8%
1990 - -1.64%
1991 - -2.72%
1992 - -3.98%
1993 - -3.35%
1994 - -2.05%
1995 - -1.7%
1996 - -0.46%
1997 -0.75% 0.88%
1998 -0.7% 2.18%
1999 -1.27% 2.71%
2000 -0.83% 3.62%
2001 0.7% -0.54%
2002 -0.64% -3.82%
2003 -1.26% -4.77%
2004 -1.04% -4.24%
2005 -1.03% -3.07%
2006 -1.03% -2.04%
2007 -0.39% -2.91%
2008 -0.21% -6.61%
2009 -1% -13.2%
2010 -1.34% -11%
2011 -2.89% -9.72%
2012 -2.28% -8.11%
2013 -1.62% -4.56%
2014 -1.57% -4.03%
2015 -2.04% -3.53%
2016 -2.98% -4.36%
2017 -3.27% -4.79%
2018 -2.9% -5.33%
2019 -2.22% -5.81%
2020 -5.42% -14.1%
2021 -4.86% -11.4%
2022 -6.74% -3.7%
2023 -5.19% -7.16%
2024 -3.97% -7.26%
2025 -3.02% -6.46%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 29 years, Ivory Coast has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 2.56%, compared with 2.53% in the United States. In 2024, inflation was 3.47% in Ivory Coast and 2.95% in the United States.

Inflation
Ivory Coast

United States
Year Inflation
Ivory Coast United States Ivory Coast United States
1996 2.48% 2.93%
1997 4.02% 2.34%
1998 4.61% 1.55%
1999 0.7% 2.19%
2000 2.53% 3.38%
2001 4.36% 2.83%
2002 3.08% 1.59%
2003 3.3% 2.27%
2004 1.46% 2.68%
2005 3.89% 3.39%
2006 2.47% 3.23%
2007 1.89% 2.85%
2008 6.31% 3.84%
2009 1.02% -0.36%
2010 1.23% 1.64%
2011 4.91% 3.16%
2012 1.3% 2.07%
2013 2.58% 1.46%
2014 0.45% 1.62%
2015 1.25% 0.12%
2016 0.72% 1.26%
2017 0.69% 2.13%
2018 0.36% 2.44%
2019 -1.11% 1.81%
2020 2.43% 1.23%
2021 4.09% 4.7%
2022 5.28% 8%
2023 4.39% 4.12%
2024 3.47% 2.95%

Top exports between countries

Ivory Coast
Export category Export value
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $690M
Raw materials & minerals $172M
Raw agricultural goods $51.7M
Machinery & equipment $4.89M
Wood & paper products $3.18M
Chemicals & pharma $2.2M
Precious metals & jewellery $416K
Metals $346K
Animal & marine products $110K
Textiles & consumer goods $106K
United States
Export category Export value
Chemicals & pharma $212M
Raw materials & minerals $197M
Machinery & equipment $103M
Raw agricultural goods $22.5M
Wood & paper products $14.9M
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $14.4M
Textiles & consumer goods $13.1M
Miscellaneous $10.1M
Animal & marine products $4.94M
Metals $3.94M

Balance of trade

Ivory Coast United States
Current account balance
-$9.21B
2023
-$1.19T
2024
Current account balance ranking
175/189
2023
189/189
2024
Current account balance, % of GDP
-11.6%
2023
-4.06%
2024
Goods imports
$15.4B
2023
$3.3T
2024
Goods exports
$17.1B
2023
$2.08T
2024
Service imports
$8.78B
2023
$841B
2024
Service exports
$1.5B
2023
$1.15T
2024
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
27.1%
2024
14%
2024
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
10.9%
2024

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Ivory Coast United States
Economic freedom 57.8 70.2
Economic freedom ranking 112/197 34/197
Property rights 46.3 95.4
Government integrity 36.6 77.3
Judicial effectiveness 31.1 76.6
Tax burden 82.2 75.6
Government spending 86.3 55.8
Fiscal health 42.4 0
Business freedom 65.2 88.5
Labor freedom 56.8 77
Monetary freedom 66.5 70.7
Trade freedom 70 75.6
Investment freedom 60 70
Financial freedom 50 80

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for Ivory Coast is 57.8, ranking 112/197, compared to 70.2 for the United States, ranking 34/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Ivory Coast
United States
Year Economic freedom index
Ivory Coast United States
1995 53.4 76.7
1996 49.9 76.7
1997 50.5 75.6
1998 51.3 75.4
1999 51.7 75.5
2000 50.2 76.4
2001 54.8 79.1
2002 57.3 78.4
2003 56.7 78.2
2004 57.8 78.7
2005 56.6 79.9
2006 56.2 81.2
2007 54.9 81.2
2008 53.9 81
2009 55 80.7
2010 54.1 78
2011 55.4 77.8
2012 54.3 76.3
2013 54.1 76
2014 57.7 75.5
2015 58.5 76.2
2016 60 75.4
2017 63 75.1
2018 62 75.7
2019 62.4 76.8
2020 59.7 76.6
2021 61.7 74.8
2022 61.6 72.1
2023 60.4 70.6
2024 58.4 70.1
2025 57.8 70.2

More economic indicators

Ivory Coast United States
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
79.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.1%
2024
17.3%
2024
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
17.9%
2024
0.85%
2024
GNI, Atlas method
$80.2B
2024
$28.5T
2024
GNI per capita, PPP
$7,350
2024
$85,980
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$910B
2024
Total reserves ranking n/a
3/177
2024
Net foreign direct investment
-$2B
2023
$25.1B
2024
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$3.8B
2024
$297B
2024
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
$563M
2024
$322B
2024
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
4.64%
2023
n/a
Poverty at national poverty lines
37.5%
2021
15.1%
2020
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
24.5%
2024
21.7%
2024

GDP per capita map

GDP per capita

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Principal and interest payments to the IMF in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt expressed as a share of GNI.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.