Continent: Europe

Official Name: Kingdom of Denmark

Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy

Head of State: Majesty Charles III

Area: 42,925 km²

Currency: Danish Krone (DKK)

Population: 5.9 million people

Capital: Copenhagen

Major Cities: Aarhus, Ålborg, Odense

Official Language: Danish

Agreements and Conventions

Denmark and Côte d'Ivoire cooperate through agreements between the European Union and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) States, marked by the signing of several agreements and conventions. These two countries are linked by the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement signed in 2008 between Côte d'Ivoire and the EU.

Additionally, Danish companies such as BUCH-HOLM and PROTEC ONE are strongly interested in the Ivorian market in the field of medical laboratory equipment and the manufacture of drones for large construction project monitoring.

Other Danish companies aim to deploy their export strategy to West Africa, where they seek to establish business partnerships. This is the case of DEKO, a leader in the supply of demountable systems and glass partitioning, which distributes its products in over 35 countries in Europe and Asia.

A. The main exported products are processed wood and mechanical and electrical devices.

B. The main imported products are pharmaceuticals, mechanical machines, electrical machines, and household appliances.

 

Sources : DGE-DPCEI

 

  • The value of bilateral trade reached 50.4 billion CFA francs in 2023, compared to 17.2 billion CFA francs in 2022.

  • Over the period 2019-2023, the average value of Ivorian exports is estimated at 12.2 billion CFA francs per year, compared to 12.1 billion CFA francs per year for imports.

  • Over the period 2019-2023, the trade balance has been surplus for Côte d'Ivoire except in 2020 and 2022.