Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
EmbassyCote d Ivoire [Ivory Coast] · Ambassador: Dr. Rajesh Ranjan
9 figures · 2 sources · built 3 hours ago
In short
India’s embassy in Cote d Ivoire [Ivory Coast] records bilateral trade of $1.54bn, a reported community of 6,613, 8 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 65%. Led by Dr. Rajesh Ranjan, ambassador.
Total bilateral trade
$1.54bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 3 hours ago
Bilateral Brief — Cote d Ivoire [Ivory Coast]
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Trade and Commerce” section
“Bilateral Trade (in million US$) Year Exports Imports Total Trade 2020-21 585.96 317.51 903.47 2021-22 728.62 468.78 1,197.40 2022-23 887.79 665.18 1,552.97 2023-24 685.60 384.94 1,070.54 2024-25 989.52 554.55 1544.07”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence6,613
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Cote D Ivory"
“PIOs 37 + NRIs 6,576 = 6,613”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence8
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 3 hours ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 28 February 2018)
“MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND COTE DIVOIRE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RURAL TECHNOLOGY PARK IN COTE DIVOIRE — 28 February 2018”
Published: 28 February 2018 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
65%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Côte d’Ivoire”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 87 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
Trade
Exports to Cote d Ivoire [Ivory Coast]US dollars · as stated in the brief$989.5m
Bilateral Brief — Cote d Ivoire [Ivory Coast]
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Trade and Commerce” section
“Bilateral Trade (in million US$) Year Exports Imports Total Trade 2020-21 585.96 317.51 903.47 2021-22 728.62 468.78 1,197.40 2022-23 887.79 665.18 1,552.97 2023-24 685.60 384.94 1,070.54 2024-25 989.52 554.55 1544.07”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Imports from Cote d Ivoire [Ivory Coast]US dollars · as stated in the brief$554.5m
Bilateral Brief — Cote d Ivoire [Ivory Coast]
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Trade and Commerce” section
“Bilateral Trade (in million US$) Year Exports Imports Total Trade 2020-21 585.96 317.51 903.47 2021-22 728.62 468.78 1,197.40 2022-23 887.79 665.18 1,552.97 2023-24 685.60 384.94 1,070.54 2024-25 989.52 554.55 1544.07”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Trade balance in India’s favourUS dollars · as stated in the brief · our calculation$435.0m
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
People
Indian community in Cote d Ivoire [Ivory Coast]persons · as stated in the brief6,000
Bilateral Brief — Cote d Ivoire [Ivory Coast]
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian Community” section
“There are around 6,000 Indian nationals residing in Côte d’Ivoire.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Agreements on record (8)
MEA Treaties Database- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND COTE DIVOIRE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RURAL TECHNOLOGY PARK IN COTE DIVOIREScience and Technology28 February 2018
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND COTE DIVOIRE ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF CULTURE AND ARTSCultural Relations and Sport28 February 2018
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND COTE DIVOIRE ON THE OBLIGATION OF VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations21 October 2016
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COTE DIVOIRE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A JOINT COMMISSIONAid and Cooperation23 January 2014
- MOU ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES BETWEEN INDIA AND COTE DIVOIREAid and Cooperation14 February 2007
- JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND COTE DIVOIREAid and Cooperation04 August 2006
- MOU BETWEEN COTE DIVOIRE AND INDIAFriendships04 August 2006
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF COTE DI’VOIREBusiness and Trade17 February 1993
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 34 sections, 6,872 characters of extractable text. Sections include: Bilateral Relations · Trade and Commerce · Bilateral Trade · Year · Exports · Imports.
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 10% apart
- Overseas Indians6,613
- Indian community in Cote d Ivoire [Ivory Coast]6,000
Both are published by the Ministry of External Affairs, with no stated methodology. Neither is averaged away or preferred — the disagreement is the honest answer.