Continent: Africa
Official name: Republic of Liberia
Nature of regime: Presidential
Head of Federal State: Joseph Boakai
Area 111,370 km²
Currency: Liberian Dollar
Population (2022): 5,193,416 inhabitants
Capital: Monrovia
Main towns: Gbarnga, Buchanan, Harper, Sanniquellie, Voinjama,
Official language: English
Agreements and Conventions
- Agreement on the Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Marketing of Electricity, signed in Monrovia on September 30, 2017;
- Revised Agreement establishing an Ivorian-Liberian Joint Cooperation Commission, signed in Monrovia on September 30, 2017;
- Agreement on the Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary and the Extension of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf, signed in Monrovia on September 30, 2017;
- Cooperation Agreement in the field of agriculture, signed in Monrovia on September 30, 2017;
- Cooperation Agreement in the Field of Forest and Wildlife Resources, signed in Monrovia on July 30, 2017;
- Agreement on the joint development of hydroelectric resources on the Cavally River, signed on May 5, 1978 in Abidjan;
- Air Transport Agreement, signed on May 5, 1978 in Abidjan;
- Agreement establishing the Ivorian-Liberian Joint Cooperation Commission, signed on August 24, 1972 in Monrovia.
- Diplomatic relations between the two (02) countries have intensified with several high-level visits. These include:
- April 04, 2018: Friendship and working visit to Cote d’Ivoire by the President of Liberia H.E. Mr. George WEAH;
- January 22, 2018: visit to Liberia of his HE Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, as part of the inauguration of the new Liberian President HE Georges WEAH;
- September 6, 2017: friendship and working visit to Cote d’Ivoire by the President of Liberia H.E. Mrs Ellen JONHSON-SIRLEAF;
- July 15, 2017: visit to Monrovia (Liberia) by His Excellency Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire;
- March 16-17, 2016: Visit to Cote d’Ivoire by the President of Liberia, who came to support the Ivorian people, following the terrorist attack in Grand-Bassam.
A. Main Exports of Cote d’Ivoire to Liberia : Rubber and articles thereof, Wood, charcoal and articles thereof.
B. Main imports of CI from Liberia : rubber and derived products, electrical materials and ferrous products.
Trade flows Cote d’Ivoire-Liberia (Value in millions of CFA francs) |
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Years |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Exports |
12519 |
12949 |
12508 |
18074 |
29100 |
Imports |
3590 |
4723 |
14097 |
8416 |
17100 |
Trade balance |
8929 |
8226 |
-15097 |
9658 |
12000 |
Global bilateral exchanges |
17672 |
17672 |
26605 |
26490 |
46200 |
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Sources : DGE-DPPSE
Sources : DGE-DPCEI
- The value of bilateral trade reached 46.2 billion of CFAF in 2022, compared to 26.4 billion of CFAF in 2021.
- Over the period 2017-2021, the average value of Ivorian exports amounted to 17.03 billion of CFAF /year against 9.58 billion of CFAF /year for imports.
- With the exception of the 2020 period, Cote d’Ivoire trade balance remained in surplus.