Continent: Europe

Official Name: Slovak Republic

Type of Government: Parliamentary Republic

Head of State: Mr. Peter Pellegrini

Area: 49,035 km²

Currency: Euro

Population (2023): 5.4 million inhabitants

Capital: Bratislava

Main Cities: Košice, Prešov, Žilina, Banská Bystrica, Nitra, Trnava

Official Language(s): Slovak

Agreements and Conventions

The cooperation relations between Slovakia and Côte d'Ivoire fall within the framework of political and economic cooperation between the European Union and ACP countries, governed by the Cotonou Agreement. The trade aspect of this agreement has evolved from a unilateral preferential regime to an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which establishes reciprocal free trade between the European Union and ACP countries.

In this regard, Côte d'Ivoire and the European Union signed an Interim Economic Partnership Agreement on November 26, 2008, pending the progress of negotiations on the Regional Partnership Agreement (EPA) between West Africa and the EU. Côte d'Ivoire's interim EPA was ratified by the National Assembly on August 12, 2016.

A. The main exported products are: sound recording or reproducing devices and accessories for these devices.

B. The main imported products are: automobiles, precision instruments, electrical machines, and mechanical machines.

 

Sources : DGE-DPCEI

 

  • The value of bilateral trade experienced a slight decline, reaching 7.4 billion FCFA in 2023, compared to 10 billion FCFA in 2022.

  • Between 2019 and 2023, the average annual export value was 0.1 million FCFA, while imports averaged 6,900 million FCFA per year.

  • During the 2019-2023 period, the trade balance was in deficit for Côte d'Ivoire.