Continent: Africa

Official Name: Republic of Liberia

Nature of the Government: Presidential

Head of State: Joseph Boakai

Area: 111,370 km²

Currency: Liberian Dollar

Population (2023): 5.4 million people

Capital: Monrovia

Main Cities: Gbarnga, Buchanan, Harper, Sanniquellie, Voinjama

Official Language: English

Agreements and Conventions

  • Agreement on the establishment of the Ivorian-Liberian Joint Commission of Cooperation, signed on August 24, 1972, in Monrovia.

  • Agreement on the joint development of hydroelectric resources on the Cavally River, signed on May 5, 1978, in Abidjan.

  • Agreement on air transport, signed on May 5, 1978, in Abidjan.

  • Agreement on the production, transportation, distribution, and marketing of electricity, signed in Monrovia on September 30, 2017.

  • Revised Agreement on the creation of the Ivorian-Liberian Joint Commission of Cooperation, signed in Monrovia on September 30, 2017.

  • Agreement on the delimitation of the maritime border and the extension of the outer limits of the continental shelf, signed in Monrovia on September 30, 2017.

  • Cooperation agreement in the agricultural sector, signed in Monrovia on September 30, 2017.

  • Cooperation agreement in the field of forestry and wildlife resources, signed in Monrovia on July 30, 2017.

A. Main Exports from Côte d'Ivoire to Liberia: Rubber and rubber products, Wood, charcoal, and wooden products.

B. Main Imports from Liberia to Côte d'Ivoire: Animal, vegetable, or microbial oils and seeds, Palm oil.

 

Sources : DGE-DPCEI

 

  • The value of bilateral trade reached 48.9 billion FCFA in 2023, compared to 46.2 billion FCFA in 2022.

  • Over the period from 2019 to 2023, the average value of Ivorian exports was 21.4 billion FCFA per year, compared to 11.7 billion FCFA per year for imports.

  • With the exception of the year 2020, the trade balance has remained positive for Côte d'Ivoire.