IMF Sees Ivory Coast Growth Easing as Import Costs Drive Deficit

Ivory Coast’s growth is set to ease as rising import costs widen its external deficit, testing the economy just as the country exits a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund facility.

Growth is projected to slow to 6% in 2026 from 6.5% a year earlier as higher commodity prices and trade uncertainty weigh on demand, the fund said following a staff-level mission to the country.