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.