Continent: Latin America
Official Name: Republic of Colombia
Type of Regime: Presidential Regime
President of the Republic: Mr. Gustavo PETRO
Area: 1.1 million km²
Capital: Bogotá
Official Language(s): Spanish
Currency: Colombian Peso
Population: 52.1 million inhabitants
Main Cities: Medellín, Cali (2.47 million), Barranquilla (1.2 million), Cartagena (1 million)
Agreements and Conventions
Cooperation between the two countries is mainly conducted through international organizations to which both are signatories, notably the United Nations.
There is a Memorandum of Understanding between Côte d'Ivoire and Colombia. It focuses on the Development of Initiatives in the Field of Education and Research.
A. Main Exports from Côte d'Ivoire to Colombia: Oilseeds, cotton, rubber, hydrocarbons, and metals.
B. Main Imports from Colombia to Côte d'Ivoire: Sugar, plastic, chemical products, consumer goods, hydrocarbons, metal products, clinker, and machinery.
Sources: DGE-DPCEI
The value of bilateral trade reached 159.8 billion FCFA in 2023.
From 2019 to 2023, the average annual value of Ivorian exports was 47.2 million FCFA, compared to 106.98 billion FCFA for imports.
During this period, the trade balance remained in deficit for Côte d'Ivoire.