Cote d'Ivoire

Ryan Ballard 2nd Hour Econ. Bonjour! Cote d’Iviore Statistical Survey of Economic Data: Cote d’Ivoire U.S. Ghana Real GDP: $11.9 billion $9.255 trillion $35.5 billion Per Capita GDP: $720 $33,900 $1,900 Economic Growth: 5.1% 4.1% 4.3% Real GDP Growth Rate: 1.2% 3.1% 4.3% Inflation Rate: 4.4% 2.2% 12.8% Unemployment Rate: (NA in all sources) 6% 20% Trade Balance: $2 billion $14.5 billion $1.39 billion Value of Currency Unit in Terms of the U.S. Dollar: 1CFAF=$647.25 1 Cedi=$3,466 Leading Export: Cocoa agricultural goods gold/cocoa Leading Import: Consumer Foods crude oil capitol equipment …

…wealth. It will not reach anywhere near countries such as France or China, but it will standout as on of the most respected in Africa. Inflation will go down slowly but illiteracy rate will stay relatively the same. Life expectancy will go up with the discovery of new immunizations. Overall, Cote d’Ivoire will improve tremendously over the next thirty years and will become an African power, yet still not up to most countries standards.