Ivory Coast Country Code +225

Ivory Coast has 13 holidays and observances (1 national, 12 public, 0 observances). The national day is Independence Day, on August 7. Offices and many businesses close on public holidays, so plan calls around them.

“Varies”: the date follows a lunar, religious or weekday rule and changes every year.

Climate:

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)

Terrain:

Mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest

Natural resources:

Petroleum, Natural gas, Diamonds, Manganese, Iron ore, Cobalt, Bauxite, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Tantalum, Silica sand

Land borders:

Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali

Land use:

agricultural 86.5% (arable 15.1%), forest 12.4% (2023)

Sources: CIA World Factbook (data as of September 2026); area: World Bank 2023.

Currency:

CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)

GDP by sector:

Agriculture 17%, Industry 24%, Services 51% (2025)

Top exports:

Cocoa (40%), Gold, gems and jewelry (16%), Mineral fuels and oil (13%), Rubber (12%), Fruit and nuts (8%)

Top imports:

Mineral fuels and oil (23%), Machinery and computers (10%), Vehicles and parts (8%), Cereals (7%), Fish and seafood (5%)

Main export markets:

Switzerland (15%), Netherlands (13%), Mali (6%), Viet Nam (5%), USA (5%)

Main suppliers:

China (19%), Nigeria (10%), France (6%), India (6%), USA (5%)

Sources: World Bank (GDP, growth, inflation, ILO-modeled unemployment, sectors), UNDP Human Development Report 2025, UN Comtrade (goods trade 2025, shares of the total by value), ISO 4217. Years in brackets are the latest available.