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Who buys Côte d'Ivoire’s gold? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, Côte d'Ivoire exported $5.9 billion of gold (108 tonnes), 1.1% of the world total. Switzerland bought 93% of the total, followed by South Africa (7%) and the United Arab Emirates (0.1%). Côte d'Ivoire was the world’s 22nd-largest exporter of gold.

Summary

Value
$5.9billion
Tonnes
108tonnes
Share of world total
1.1%
World rank
22nd
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 6 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Switzerland5.4Tonnes: 100USD per tonne: $54,244,53693%Air
South Africa0.4Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $57,046,6766.9%Air
United Arab Emirates< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $67,839,7500.06%Air
Lebanon< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $68,666,8330.01%Air
United States< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $76,670,4000.01%Air
Thailand< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $81,373,0000.01%Air

Trend

Who it sells to

Switzerland has been its main destination since 2014

Value in USD billions. The five largest destinations in 2024.

  • Switzerland 5.4
  • South Africa 0.4
  • United Arab Emirates < 0.01
  • Lebanon < 0.01
  • United States < 0.01

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Switzerland05.4
South Africa00.4
United Arab Emirates0< 0.01
Lebanon0< 0.01
United States< 0.01< 0.01

Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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