Cote d'Ivoire is the 75th largest export economy in the world and the 105th most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). In 2015, Cote d'Ivoire exported $12.7B and imported $9.4B, resulting in a positive trade balance of $3.29B. In 2015 the GDP of Cote d'Ivoire was $31.8B and its GDP per capita was $3.51k.

The top exports of Cote d'Ivoire are Cocoa Beans ($3.75B), Refined Petroleum ($1.12B), Cocoa Paste ($881M), Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews ($823M) and Gold ($777M), using the 1992 revision of the HS (Harmonized System) classification. Its top imports are Crude Petroleum ($1.35B), Rice ($477M), Refined Petroleum ($408M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($390M) and Cars ($230M).

The top export destinations of Cote d'Ivoire are the Netherlands ($1.32B), the United States ($1.09B), France ($934M), Germany ($839M) and Belgium-Luxembourg ($701M). The top import origins are Nigeria ($1.32B), France ($1.29B), China ($1.2B), the United States ($414M) and Italy ($387M).

Cote D'Ivoire borders Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Mali.