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Features of Focus Countries
Ivory Coast
Economic Indicators (Year 2002)
| * Population (mid year in Million) |
16.8 |
| * GDP (US$ Billion) |
11.7 |
| * Average Annual Growth of GDP Per
Capita |
-3.9 |
| * Average Annual Growth in GDP |
-1.8 |

Top 20 Product Groups of Ivory Coast's Global
Imports, major supplier countries and India's %age
share. (Year 2002)
Value in Million USD
|
S.No. |
HS code |
Product
Description |
Global Imports |
Imports from
India |
Top Supplier
Countries Year 2000 |
India's % Share |
| |
|
All products |
1,897.80 |
48.70 |
|
2.566 |
|
1 |
84 |
Nuclear
reactors, boilers, machinery, etc |
213.00 |
0.44 |
France, Italy,
Germany |
0.206 |
|
2 |
10 |
Cereals |
165.27 |
6.11 |
China, France,
Thailand |
3.697 |
|
3 |
85 |
Electrical,
electronic equipment |
125.78 |
0.43 |
France,
Belgium, Germany |
0.339 |
|
4 |
87 |
Vehicles other
than railway, tramway |
114.03 |
6.06 |
Japan, France,
Germany |
5.316 |
|
5 |
30 |
Pharmaceutical
products |
93.63 |
2.09 |
France, India,
Senegal |
2.233 |
|
6 |
39 |
Plastics and
articles thereof |
85.92 |
3.35 |
France, Brazil,
Belgium |
3.898 |
|
7 |
27 |
Mineral fuels,
oils, distillation products, etc |
85.24 |
0.08 |
Nigeria,
Bahrain, Venezuela |
0.092 |
|
8 |
3 |
Fish,
crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes |
76.63 |
0.01 |
Russian Fed,
France, Mauritania |
0.017 |
|
9 |
48 |
Paper &
paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board |
71.37 |
0.10 |
France, USA, S.
Africa |
0.143 |
|
10 |
72 |
Iron and steel |
62.91 |
0.82 |
Russian Fed,
Belgium, France |
1.299 |
|
11 |
73 |
Articles of
iron or steel |
45.41 |
3.81 |
France, Italy,
Belgium |
8.394 |
|
12 |
52 |
Cotton |
37.25 |
14.10 |
India,
Netherlands, Morocco |
37.853 |
|
13 |
38 |
Miscellaneous
chemical products |
36.86 |
0.16 |
France, UK, USA |
0.442 |
|
14 |
29 |
Organic
chemicals |
33.18 |
0.77 |
Germany,
Netherlands, France |
2.324 |
|
15 |
4 |
Dairy products,
eggs, honey, edible animal product nes |
29.32 |
0.02 |
Netherlands,
France, UK |
0.072 |
|
16 |
25 |
Salt, sulphur,
earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement |
26.27 |
0.02 |
Thailand,
Romania, Japan |
0.080 |
|
17 |
17 |
Sugars and
sugar confectionery |
25.69 |
0.16 |
Germany,
France, Belgium |
0.607 |
|
18 |
40 |
Rubber and
articles thereof |
25.58 |
2.23 |
Japan, France,
Italy |
8.699 |
|
19 |
33 |
Essential oils,
perfumes, cosmetics, toiletries |
25.21 |
0.87 |
France,
Switzerland, Ireland |
3.444 |
|
20 |
90 |
Optical, photo,
technical, medical, etc apparatus |
24.23 |
0.12 |
France, Spain,
USA |
0.491 |
Source
- UN Database

Principal Commodities of India's Bilateral Trade
with Ivory Coast
India's Export of Principal Commodities to Ivory
Coast
| Rank |
Commodity |
Value in US$
Million April - Dec., 2002 |
Value in US$
Million April - Dec., 2003 |
% Share in
April - Dec., 2003 |
% Age growth /
decline Apr - Dec 2003 / Apr - Dec 2002 |
| |
Total |
39.58 |
80.37 |
100.00 |
103.08 |
| 1 |
Cotton Yarn,
fabrics, madeups, etc. |
13.05 |
6.37 |
7.92 |
-51.21 |
| 2 |
Transport
Equipment |
3.39 |
5.13 |
6.39 |
51.49 |
| 3 |
Rice (Other
than Basmati) |
5.91 |
4.75 |
5.91 |
-19.69 |
| 4 |
Plastic &
Linoleum Products |
2.66 |
3.32 |
4.13 |
24.88 |
| 5 |
Manufactures of
Metals |
3.69 |
2.97 |
3.70 |
-19.38 |
| 6 |
Drugs,
pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemicals |
2.21 |
2.60 |
3.24 |
17.92 |
| 7 |
Rubber
Manufactured Products Except Footwear |
2.04 |
2.51 |
3.12 |
23.18 |
| 8 |
Meat &
Preparations |
1.14 |
1.60 |
1.99 |
39.95 |
| 9 |
Inorganic
/Organic /Agro Chemicals |
0.56 |
0.91 |
1.14 |
61.71 |
| 10 |
Sugar |
- |
0.72 |
0.89 |
- |
| 11 |
Machinery and
Instruments |
0.43 |
0.71 |
0.88 |
64.47 |
| 12 |
Cosmetics
/Toiletries, etc. |
0.76 |
0.61 |
0.75 |
-19.66 |
| 13 |
Glass/Glassware/Ceramics
/Refractories/Cement |
0.46 |
0.48 |
0.60 |
4.87 |
| 14 |
Manmade yarn,
fabrics, madeups |
1.01 |
0.48 |
0.59 |
-53.07 |
| 15 |
Misc Processed
Items |
0.07 |
0.41 |
0.51 |
485.56 |
| 16 |
Other
Commodities |
0.21 |
0.40 |
0.50 |
90.11 |
| 17 |
Electronic
Goods |
0.36 |
0.33 |
0.41 |
-7.27 |
| 18 |
Paper /Wood
Products |
0.10 |
0.21 |
0.26 |
102.71 |
| 19 |
Primery &
Semi Finsiehd Iron & Steel |
0.82 |
0.15 |
0.18 |
-82.24 |
| 20 |
Paints /Enamels
/Varnishes, etc. |
0.13 |
0.13 |
0.16 |
-2.63 |
| |
Total for Top
20 Product Groups |
39.00 |
34.78 |
43.28 |
-10.81 |
Source
: DGCI & S
1USD : Rs. 48.61 (April - Dec. 2002 Average of Monthly
RBI Rates)
1USD : Rs. 46.15 (April - Dec. 2003 Average of Monthly
RBI Rates)

India's Import of Principal Commodities from Ivory
Coast
Value in US$ Million
|
Commodity |
April - Dec.,
2002 |
April - Dec.,
2003 |
% Share in
April - Dec., 2003 |
% Age growth /
decline Apr - Dec 2003 / Apr - Dec 2002 |
|
Total |
85.3470 |
79.4287 |
|
|
|
Cashew Nuts |
52.5704 |
43.5821 |
54.87 |
-12.67 |
|
Wood and Wood
Products |
20.3095 |
26.8724 |
33.83 |
39.38 |
|
Cotton Raw;
Combed/Uncombed /Waste |
10.7094 |
6.2984 |
7.93 |
-38.05 |
|
Metalifers Ores
and Metal Scrap |
1.2014 |
2.3375 |
2.94 |
104.95 |
|
Vegetable oils,
fixed |
0 |
0.0943 |
0.12 |
- |
|
Non-Ferrous
Metals |
0.2451 |
0.0803 |
0.10 |
-65.50 |
|
Pulp &
Waste Paper |
0 |
0.0568 |
0.07 |
- |
|
Other
Commodities |
0.0003 |
0.0372 |
0.05 |
13807.69 |
|
Pulses |
0 |
0.0341 |
0.04 |
- |
|
Paper Board
& Manufactures |
0 |
0.0151 |
0.02 |
- |
|
Organic
Chemicals |
0 |
0.0083 |
0.01 |
- |
|
Other Textile
Yarn, Fabrics, Madeup articles |
0.0008 |
0.0069 |
0.01 |
854.29 |
|
Silver |
0 |
0.0031 |
0.004 |
- |
|
Machinery
Except Electrical and Electronics |
0.0033 |
0.0025 |
0.003 |
-20.00 |
|
Medicinal and
Pharmaceutical products |
0.2273 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Manmade
Filament /Spun Yarn (including waste) |
0.0405 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Electrical
Machinery except electronic |
0.0193 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Vegetable and
Animal Fats |
0.0111 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Professional
Inst., etc. except electronic |
0.0046 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Electronic
Goods |
0.0036 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Artificial
Resins, Plastic Material, etc. |
0.0006 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
Source
: DGCI & S
1USD : Rs. 48.61 (April - Dec. 2002 Average of Monthly
RBI Rates)
1USD : Rs. 46.15 (April - Dec. 2003 Average of Monthly
RBI Rates)

KEY CONTACTS
Mr. V P Punj, Honorary Consul General
Honorary Consulate of Ivory Coast
Punj House, M-13, Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110 001
Tel : 2332 3621 Fax : 2335 7134
Ms Susmita G Thomas, Ambassador
Embassy of India
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Tel: 00-225-22423769 Fax: (225)22426649
E-mail: indemabj@africaonline.co.ci
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