Continent: Europe

Official Name: Russian Federation

Type of Regime: Federal Republic

Head of the Federal State: Vladimir Putin

Area: 17.1 million km²

Currency: Ruble

Population (2023): 143.8 million people

Capital: Moscow

Main Cities: Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg

Official Language: Russian

  • Signature of a Cooperation Agreement between the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Côte d'Ivoire and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Moscow on October 23 and 24, 2019, in Sochi;

  • Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry to the Prime Minister in charge of Private Investment Promotion and the All Russia Public Organization "Business-Russia" on October 23 and 24, 2019, in Sochi;

  • Participation of President Alassane Ouattara in the 1st Russia-Africa Summit in October 2019. This summit also aimed to explore ways to strengthen cooperation between Russia and the African continent in political, economic, and cultural fields, as well as address regional issues and global challenges;

  • Signing of a Memorandum during the visit of H.E. Marcel AMON-TANOH, Minister of Foreign Affairs, from July 17 to 19, 2019, in Moscow, to strengthen cooperation between the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire and the Russian Federation. The areas of cooperation include, among others: trade exchanges, security and stability, education, energy, industry, and the fight against terrorism;

Granting of fifty-six (56) state scholarships by the Russian Government in 2017.

A. Main Exports from Côte d'Ivoire to Russia: cocoa and its preparations, natural rubber, edible fruits, processed wood.

B. Main Imports from Russia to Côte d'Ivoire: light oils from petroleum or bituminous minerals and their preparations, cast iron, iron and steel, liquefied butane, papers and cardboard, wheat, fertilizers, fish, and crustaceans.

 

Sources : Statistiques douanières / MCI– DRE

 

  • The value of bilateral trade reached 337.9 billion FCFA in 2023, compared to 182.6 billion FCFA in 2022.

  • Over the period from 2019 to 2023, the average value of Ivorian exports is estimated at 11.9 billion FCFA per year, compared to 147.4 billion FCFA per year for imports.

  • During this period, the trade balance is negative for Côte d'Ivoire.