Côte d’Ivoire scores 4.0 in World Bank’s 2025 CPIA assessment, ranks second in Africa

Côte d’Ivoire scored 4.0 out of a possible 6 in the World Bank’s 2025 Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA), up from 3.9 in 2024, placing it second among African countries and first in West Africa, according to information released by the Ivorian authorities.

The assessment evaluates countries’ economic policies and institutional frameworks. Côte d’Ivoire’s score places it among the countries eligible for support from the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank institution that provides financing to low-income countries.

The results reflect progress across four main areas: economic management, structural policies, policies for social inclusion and equity, and public-sector and private-sector management.

In a letter dated June 11, 2026, Marie-Chantal Uwanyiligira, the World Bank’s Division Director for Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Benin and Guinea, highlighted improvements in several areas covered by the assessment.

According to Uwanyiligira, Côte d’Ivoire has made efforts to consolidate its budget, reduce economic imbalances, improve tax performance and maintain sound debt management over the past three years.

Structural policies also recorded progress, particularly in financial stability, the regulation of factor markets, land and labour issues.

The country’s tax and central administrations, as well as coordination in human resources management, also registered positive results, according to the information provided.

Despite the progress, the World Bank identified areas requiring continued attention. It recommended that the Ivorian authorities pursue reforms related to access to financing, the effectiveness of measures to improve the business climate, labour standards and trade facilitation.

The institution also proposed supporting the government in presenting the assessment’s findings through information sessions and identifying priority areas for further reforms.

The detailed data relating to Côte d’Ivoire are expected to be included in an annex to the report.

With its CPIA score rising from 3.9 in 2024 to 4.0 in 2025, Côte d’Ivoire ranked second among African countries, behind Rwanda, and first in West Africa in the assessment.