Welcome to Cote d’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire’s market potential and commercial environment is perhaps the most attractive in West Africa outside of Nigeria, but its economic performance since the late 1990s has been heavily influenced by its ongoing political problems. The market potential of Côte d'Ivoire is substantial - it is one of the largest economies in sub-Saharan Africa, retains a business infrastructure superior to many other countries in the region (despite degradation seen since the country was divided in two in 2002), and has been an industrial and transportation hub of the region since the early 1960s postcolonial period. At the same time, Côte d'Ivoire is only gradually emerging out of its deep political crisis.