Ivory Coast's total Exports in 2023 were valued at US$18.35 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Ivory Coast's main export partners were: the Netherlands, Switzerland and Mali. The top three export commodities were: Cocoa and cocoa preparations; Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products and Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins. Total Imports were valued at US$18.84 Billion. In 2023, Ivory Coast had a trade deficit of US$491.98 Million.

Key information about Ivory Coast Total Exports

• Ivory Coast Total Exports recorded 1.4 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with 1.5 USD bn in the previous month
• Ivory Coast Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2011 to Sep 2024, with an averaged value of 1.1 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 2.0 USD bn in Dec 2013 and a record low of 65.6 USD mn in Apr 2011

• In the latest reports, Ivory Coast Total Exports grew 26.6 % YoY in Jul 2023
• Total Imports recorded 1.6 USD bn in Sep 2024, which registered an increase of 26.6 % year on year
• Ivory Coast Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 927.4 USD mn in Aug 2024

As of 2020, cocoa beans formed the major exported item in Côte d'Ivoire. The agricultural product represented over 33 percent of the total exports from the country. Moreover, rubber, cocoa paste, and gold were other leading traded products. Respectively, they accounted for around 12 percent, 10 percent, and 9.4 percent of the total exports that year.

This statistic shows the most important export partner countries for Ivory Coast in 2023. In 2023, the most important export partner of Ivory Coast was Switzerland, with a share of 17 percent in exports.

Exports in Ivory Coast decreased to 1490.17 XOF Billion in February from 1687.75 XOF Billion in January of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Cote D Ivoire Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Ivory Coast CI: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Fuel data was reported at 728.977 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 596.836 USD mn for 2016. Ivory Coast CI: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Fuel data is updated yearly, averaging 202.569 USD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.143 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of 5.360 USD mn in 1970. Ivory Coast CI: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Export Earnings: Fuel data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ivory Coast – Table CI.IMF.DOT: Exports: fob: by Country: Annual.

Ivory Coast GDP: Primary Sector: Export Agriculture data was reported at 207,233.565 XOF mn in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 350,366.000 XOF mn for Dec 2017. Ivory Coast GDP: Primary Sector: Export Agriculture data is updated quarterly, averaging 245,562.000 XOF mn from Mar 1997 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 85 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 439,927.000 XOF mn in Jun 2017 and a record low of 169,271.000 XOF mn in Dec 2009. Ivory Coast GDP: Primary Sector: Export Agriculture data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ivory Coast – Table CI.A004: GDP: by Industry: Current Price.

Key information about Ivory Coast Total Exports to China

• Ivory Coast Total Exports to China recorded 74.383 USD mn in Nov 2024, compared with 80.437 USD mn in the previous month
• Ivory Coast Total Exports to China data is updated monthly, available from Mar 2001 to Nov 2024, with an averaged value of 7.805 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 362.762 USD mn in Dec 2022 and a record low of 0.015 USD mn in Apr 2001

Key information about Ivory Coast Total Exports

• Ivory Coast Total Exports expanded 12.7 % YoY in Sep 2024, compared with an increase of 17.1 % YoY in the previous month
• Ivory Coast Total Exports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2012 to Sep 2024, with an averaged rate of 5.9 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 1,500.7 % in Apr 2012 and a record low of -44.5 % in May 2014

• In the latest reports, Ivory Coast Total Exports recorded 1.4 USD bn in Sep 2024
• Total Imports recorded 1.6 USD bn in Sep 2024, which registered an increase of 15.0 % year on year
• Ivory Coast Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 927.4 USD mn in Aug 2024

Key information about Ivory Coast's Trade Balance

• Ivory Coast's Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 565.8 USD mn in Nov 2024, compared with a surplus of 355.4 USD mn in the previous month
• Ivory Coast's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1981 to Nov 2024, with an averaged value of 98.3 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 1.7 USD bn in Mar 2022 and a record low of -807.7 USD mn in Aug 2023

• In the latest reports, Ivory Coast's Total Exports reached 1.4 USD bn in Sep 2024, an increase of 15.0% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 1.6 USD bn in Sep 2024, an increase of 15.0% YoY (year-on-year)

China Exports to Ivory Coast was US$4.16 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Exports to Ivory Coast - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

In 2020, Côte d'Ivoire exported cocoa beans with a value reaching over 3.5 billion U.S. dollars. Moreover, in the same year, cocoa paste and cocoa butter exports amounted to around 1.04 billion U.S. dollars and 437 million U.S. dollars, respectively. The country is a leading producer and exporter of cocoa worldwide.

In 2022, the Ivory Coast's exports of cocoa beans valued about *** billion U.S. dollars, up from **** billion U.S. dollars in 2012. The Ivory Coast is the leading exporter of cocoa beans in the world.

Ivory Coast CI: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Latin America & The Caribbean data was reported at 1.523 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.421 % for 2015. Ivory Coast CI: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Latin America & The Caribbean data is updated yearly, averaging 0.549 % from Dec 1964 (Median) to 2016, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.993 % in 1999 and a record low of 0.004 % in 1984. Ivory Coast CI: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Latin America & The Caribbean data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ivory Coast – Table CI.World Bank: Exports. Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

In 2019, the export of mineral fuels and oils from Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) amounted to an approximate value of **** billion U.S. dollars. This was an increase in value in comparison to the preceding year, when roughly **** billion U.S. dollars of the products were exported. Furthermore, Mali was one of the main trade partners of Côte d'Ivoire in terms of mineral fuel and oil exports with a share of just over ** percent.

Exports of natural rubber from the Ivory Coast were valued at roughly 2.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. Ivory Coast ranked as the third largest exporting country of natural rubber that year, accounting for 16.5 percent of worldwide natural rubber sales.

Key information about Ivory Coast Aluminum Exports

• Ivory Coast Aluminum Exports was reported at 889.631 USD th in Dec 2023
• This records an increase from the previous number of 526.798 USD th for Dec 2022
• Ivory Coast Aluminum Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 651.567 USD th from Dec 1995 to 2023, with 29 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 2,433.387 USD th in 2009 and a record low of 164.952 USD th in 2003
• Ivory Coast Aluminum Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Metal and Mining Sector – Table WB.UNCTAD.AL: Non-Ferrous Metals: Aluminium: Export Value by Individual Economies and Territories

Key information about Ivory Coast Exports: Television

• Ivory Coast Exports: Television was reported at 259.680 USD th in Dec 2022
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 320.972 USD th for Dec 2021
• Ivory Coast Exports: Television data is updated yearly, averaging 160.000 USD th from Dec 1995 to 2022, with 28 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 702.204 USD th in 2012 and a record low of 48.907 USD th in 2010
• Ivory Coast Exports: Television data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Electronic Sector – Table RF.UNCTAD.TR: Television Receivers: Export Value

Ivory Coast CI: Export Value Index data was reported at 303.309 2000=100 in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 301.575 2000=100 for 2015. Ivory Coast CI: Export Value Index data is updated yearly, averaging 106.742 2000=100 from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2016, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 333.525 2000=100 in 2014 and a record low of 53.768 2000=100 in 1983. Ivory Coast CI: Export Value Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ivory Coast – Table CI.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.; ; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.; ;

Key information about Ivory Coast Exports: ICT Goods

• Ivory Coast Exports: ICT Goods was reported at 6,771.160 USD th in Dec 2019
• This records an increase from the previous number of 5,445.291 USD th for Dec 2018
• Ivory Coast Exports: ICT Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 15,455.000 USD th from Dec 2000 to 2019, with 20 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 52,072.240 USD th in 2004 and a record low of 1,581.839 USD th in 2000
• Ivory Coast Exports: ICT Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Electronic Sector – Table RF.UNCTAD.ICT: ICT Goods: Total: Export Value