Ivory Coast Unemployment Rate

1991 - 2020 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Ivory Coast Unemployment Rate

  • Ivory Coast Unemployment Rate increased to 3.50% in Dec 2020, from the previously reported figure of 3.17% in Dec 2019.
  • Ivory Coast Unemployment Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1991 to Dec 2020, with an average rate of 4.83%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 7.22% in Dec 2012 and a record low of 2.60% in Dec 2016.
  • The data is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
  • In the latest reports, Ivory Coast Population reached 30.21 million people in Dec 2022.


View Ivory Coast's Unemployment Rate from 1991 to 2020 in the chart:

Ivory Coast Unemployment Rate

What was Ivory Coast's Unemployment Rate in 2020?

Ivory Coast Unemployment Rate increased to 3.50% in Dec 2020, from the previously reported figure of 3.17% in Dec 2019. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
3.50 2020 3.17 2019 2.60 2016 7.22 2012 % yearly 1991 - 2020

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.28 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 7.60 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1990 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 13.11 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 4.26 Mar 2026 monthly Feb 1978 - Mar 2026
Austria (%) 5.60 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2026
Azerbaijan (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 5.60 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 2004 - Mar 2026
Belgium (%) 6.30 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Mar 2026
Bolivia (%) 1.75 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 12.21 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Botswana (%) 23.14 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Brazil (%) 6.10 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
Brunei (%) 5.07 2025 yearly 1981 - 2025
Bulgaria (%) 3.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 0.70 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 6.90 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Apr 2026
Chile (%) 8.93 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 2009 - Mar 2026
China (%) 5.40 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2017 - Mar 2026
Colombia (%) 8.79 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Croatia (%) 5.50 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Cyprus (%) 4.30 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Czech Republic (%) 3.28 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2026
Denmark (%) 6.40 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (%) 3.38 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2013 - Mar 2026
Egypt (%) 6.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) 7.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 6.00 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Finland (%) 10.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
France (%) 7.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 13.88 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Germany (%) 4.00 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2026
Ghana (%) 2.98 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Greece (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.70 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 1981 - Mar 2026
Hungary (%) 4.66 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Iceland (%) 3.35 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 4.85 2025 yearly 1984 - 2025
Iran (%) 9.40 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 5.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Israel (%) 3.02 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) 6.14 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.70 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1953 - Mar 2026
Jordan (%) 21.20 Nov 2025 quarterly Feb 2000 - Nov 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 2.70 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Mar 2026
Kosovo (%) 10.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 3.70 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 7.00 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.50 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 2026
Luxembourg (%) 6.35 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.60 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 1996 - Mar 2026
North Macedonia (%) 11.40 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 2.90 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Mar 2026
Malta (%) 3.39 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.80 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Moldova (%) 3.97 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 5.60 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 10.90 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 10.80 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Mozambique (%) 6.63 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Myanmar (%) 1.79 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Nepal (%) 4.44 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%) 4.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 5.30 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1986 - Mar 2026
Nigeria (%) 4.30 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2022 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 4.90 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Mar 2026
Oman (%) 2.40 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 2018 - Mar 2026
Pakistan (%) 6.90 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 27.50 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 10.40 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Paraguay (%) 5.26 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2017 - Mar 2026
Peru (%) 6.84 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 2001 - Mar 2026
Philippines (%) 5.30 Jul 2025 quarterly Jul 1982 - Jul 2025
Poland (%) 6.10 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Mar 2026
Portugal (%) 7.20 Jan 2021 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%) 0.10 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Romania (%) 5.90 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 2.20 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.53 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Serbia (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 2.00 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 2020 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 5.23 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Slovenia (%) 4.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 32.70 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2026
Spain (%) 10.83 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 3.80 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 8.96 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 5.02 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025

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Ivory Coast Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.0 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,452.972 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 11,189.622 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 12.9 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,853.2 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 8.6 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Forecast: Government Expenditure (XOF bn) 21,351.213 2031 yearly 1997 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (XOF bn) 46,124.094 2031 yearly 1997 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (XOF bn) 18,503.888 2031 yearly 1997 - 2031
Government Budget: RG: Revenue: Tax: Goods and Services: ow VAT (XOF bn) 379.500 2017 yearly 1990 - 2017
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 6.473 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,089.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,171.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Feb 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 18.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 781.847 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 3,979.091 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,167.806 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,607.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Feb 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) -0.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 259,173.970 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 112,636.794 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 116.444 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 973.750 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 128.595 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 279.257 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1985 - Dec 2025
Exports: Food, Beverage and Tobacco: Cocoa Beans (XOF mn) 1,994,875.200 2022 yearly 1964 - 2022
Exports: Other Consumer Goods: Oil Products (XOF mn) 1,840,964.400 2022 yearly 1969 - 2022
Exports: Raw Materials and Semi Finished Products: Rubber (XOF mn) 1,159,401.300 2022 yearly 1964 - 2022
Exports: Food, Beverage and Tobacco: Green Coffee (XOF mn) 61,600.000 2022 yearly 1989 - 2022
Imports: Food, Beverage and Tobacco: Cereals: ow Rice (XOF mn) 665,300.000 2022 yearly 1965 - 2022
Exports: EU: ow Germany (XOF bn) 357.900 2017 yearly 1964 - 2017
Imports: Food, Beverage and Tobacco (XOF mn) 1,002,369.400 2017 yearly 1989 - 2017
Imports: Other Consumer Goods (XOF mn) 1,683,529.600 2017 yearly 1989 - 2017
Imports: Raw Materials and Semi Finished Products (XOF mn) 1,391,129.900 2017 yearly 1989 - 2017
Imports: EC: ow Nigeria (XOF bn) 515.330 2017 yearly 1964 - 2017
Imports: EU: ow Germany (XOF bn) 181.100 2017 yearly 1964 - 2017
Imports: USA (XOF bn) 216.240 2017 yearly 1964 - 2017
Imports: EU: ow Netherlands (XOF bn) 179.200 2017 yearly 1964 - 2017
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 135.000 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 140.700 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 173.800 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 181.500 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -661.2 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.1 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 3,121.7 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.6 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,694.078 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.9 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 26.7 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 1,667.340 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 40,561.0 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 34.4 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 4,284.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 4.9 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -4.224 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -40,710.581 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
BoP: Current Account (CA) (XOF bn) -384.800 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (XOF bn) -2,707.800 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
BoP: Capital Account (XOF bn) 164.900 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Balance of Goods (XOF bn) 6,289.300 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (XOF bn) -275.100 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (XOF bn) -2,637.400 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
BoP: Balance of Current and Capital Account (XOF bn) -219.800 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (XOF bn) -624.400 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (XOF bn) 0.000 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investments (XOF bn) -70.400 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (XOF bn) -1,942.600 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 33,660.313 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 45,577.846 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
M2 Growth (%) 25.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 3.0 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1993 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 6.8 Mar 2025 monthly Jul 1962 - Mar 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.005 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.0 Mar 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Mar 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 0.000 Mar 2025 monthly Dec 1976 - Mar 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 36,178.578 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 2016 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 24.7 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 2017 - Feb 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 39,433.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1964 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 12.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1965 - Mar 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 25,639.585 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 2016 - Feb 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.81 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 2017 - Feb 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 22.95 2025 yearly 2016 - 2025
Monetary Base (XOF mn) 6,135,887.000 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Central Bank of West African States: Net Foreign Assets (XOF mn) 6,850,501.594 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 2004 - Feb 2026

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