Skip to content
FDIstats

Two-way investment brief

Australia–Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire was Australia’s 92nd-largest two-way trading partner in 2025 (goods and services, A$114 m; 0.0% of Australia’s trade). Globally, Cote d'Ivoire was the world’s 75th-largest source of FDI outflows in 2024 ($228 m, World Bank).

Cote d'Ivoire direct investment in Australia

—

Total Cote d'Ivoire investment in Australia

—

FDI + portfolio + other

Australian direct investment in Cote d'Ivoire

—

Total Australian investment in Cote d'Ivoire

−A$84 m

Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Cote d'Ivoire
  • Cote d'Ivoire in Australia
  • Australia in Cote d'Ivoire

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Cote d'Ivoire’s investment in Australia by type
  • Direct investment
  • Portfolio investment
  • Other investment

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Annual direct investment flows

Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment

  • Cote d'Ivoire → Australia
  • Australia → Cote d'Ivoire

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Trade relationship

Australia–Cote d'Ivoire trade

Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.

Two-way trade, 2025

A$114 m

92nd largest partner · 0.0%

Goods exports to Cote d'Ivoire, 2025

A$114 m

12 months to July 2026: A$139 m

Goods imports from Cote d'Ivoire, 2025

—

12 months to July 2026: A$59 m

Services trade, 2025

A$0 k

Exports — · imports —
Goods trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)

  • Exports to Cote d'Ivoire
  • Imports from Cote d'Ivoire

Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.

Services trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)

  • Exports to Cote d'Ivoire
  • Imports from Cote d'Ivoire

Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.

Economic outlook

Cote d'Ivoire’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook202420252026forecast2027forecast2028forecast
Real GDP growth6.0%6.5%6.2%6.3%6.6%
Inflation3.4%0.1%1.8%2.0%2.0%
Current account, % GDP−4.5%−1.1%−1.1%−3.1%−3.6%
Fiscal balance, % GDP−4.0%−3.0%−3.0%−3.0%−3.0%
Government gross debt, % GDP59.5%56.3%55.1%54.0%52.3%

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).

2025 at a glance

New FDI from Cote d'Ivoire
—
New Australian FDI in Cote d'Ivoire
—
Direct investment income paid to investors
—
Direct investment income earned by Australians
—

Cote d'Ivoire globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2024
$228 m · 75th
FDI inflows, 2024
$3.1 bn
GDP, 2025
$99.8 bn
Region · income
Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income

Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)

OECD index data loading — see FDI openness

Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.