Ivory Coast

Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) has one of West Africa's largest and fastest-growing economies, an engine of the regional bloc, having recovered strongly from civil conflict in the 2000s and early 2010s.

The world's top cocoa producer, it has diversified into services, agricultural processing, and energy, attracting investment as a regional hub, though commodity dependence and past instability linger.

Key Sectors

The economy is led by cocoa (the world's largest producer) and other agriculture (coffee, cashews, rubber), alongside oil and gas, and a growing services and manufacturing sector centered on Abidjan.