## 1civea2023005 - 6.7 percent in 2023. Real income per capita would be $2,520.8, an increase of 13.4 percent

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### Macroeconomic outlook and key aggregates
- Real income per capita: $2,520.8, an increase of 13.4 percent compared to 2020 ($2183.7).
- Growth:
  - Expected growth rate of 7 percent in 2023.
  - Expected average growth of 6.9 on an annual average over the period 2023-2025.
- Inflation:
  - Expected to be contained at 4.8 percent in 2023.
  - Average price acceleration of 4.7 percent over the period 2021-2022.
- Budget and fiscal stance:
  - Budget deficit expected to increase from 6.8 percent of GDP in 2022 to 5.2 percent in 2023 with a view to fiscal consolidation in 2025.
  - Government target: convergence of the budget deficit to the WAEMU community standard of 3 percent in 2025.
- External sector:
  - Current account deficit would be contained at 5.8 percent in 2023, after 6.9 percent in 2022 thanks to a resurgence in the trade surplus.
- Public debt and risk:
  - Risk of debt distress: should remain moderate.

### Implementation of the 2021-2025 NDP and structural reforms
- Operationalization and reforms:
  - The operationalization of the 2021-2025 NDP coupled with the continuation of major structural reforms have contributed to ensuring the resilience of the macroeconomic framework.
- NDP financing and targets:
  - The 2021-2025 NDP will mobilise approximately 59,000 billion CFA francs over the 2021-2025 period, expected to come mainly from the private sector.
  - State ambition: maintain strong economic growth (7.65% on average) over 2021-2025.
  - Expected private investment over the period: 59 000 (in billion FCFA).
  - Investment rate targets: 23,1 (2021) and 27,1 (2025) percent of GDP.
  - Expected GDP per capita in 2025: 3480 USD versus 2,286.8 USD in 2020.
- Employment and inclusion targets:
  - The economy should create 4 million jobs between 2021 and 2025.
  - Employment/population ratio 2025: 58.9%.
  - Tax burden rate 2025: 13.3% of GDP compared to 12.2% in [context not specified in excerpt].
- NDP pillars and priorities:
  - Accelerate structural transformation through industrialisation and cluster development.
  - Develop human capital and promote employment.
  - Develop the private sector and investment.
  - Strengthen inclusion, national solidarity and social action.
  - Achieve balanced regional development while preserving the environment and fighting global warming.
  - Strengthen governance, modernise the state and cultural transformation.
- Targets and indicators (averages over plan horizon):
  - Average growth of private investment: 13.5%.
  - Average growth of public investment: 8.9%.
  - Average real household consumption growth: 5.9%.
  - Average growth of real public consumption: 4.5%.
  - Average exportation growth: 6.5%.
  - Average growth of gross imports % of GDP: 3.0%.
  - Decrease in the PV debt/GDP ratio between 2020 and 2025: 47,40 (units as in source).

### Social programs, human capital and poverty reduction
- Social programs and measures:
  - Continued implementation of the Government's Social Program (PSGouv 2): rehabilitation of roads, construction of health and school infrastructure, electrification, improvement of access to drinking water.
  - Adoption of the "Government Youth Program" (PJ-Gouv) 2023-2025 on March 22, 2023.
  - Measures to combat the cost of living to preserve purchasing power while safeguarding sustainability of public finances.
- Social outcomes and indicators:
  - Net enrollment rates (2020): Primary: 92.1%; Secondary: 50%.
  - Access to drinking water: 90% of the population having access to a safe water source.
  - Health workforce density (2020 vs 2015):
    - Density of health professionals (doctors, nurses and midwives): 8,57/10 000 (2020) vs 6,6/10 000 (2015).
    - Ratio of midwives providing care to women of childbearing age (FAP): 3,07/3 000 (2020) vs 1,4/3 000 (2015).
    - Ratio of nurses providing care to the population: 2,36/5 000 (2020) vs 2,2/5 000 (2015).
    - Ratio of doctors providing care to the population: 1,4/10 000 (2020) vs 0,9/10 000 (2015).
  - Coverage and access:
    - 68% of the population lives less than 5 kilometres from a health facility compared to 65% in 2015.
    - More than 3,963 localities connected to the national grid between 2011 and 2020.
  - Poverty reduction:
    - Poverty rate: 39.4% (2018) with a target of 31.5% in 2025.
    - 2.7 million people have been lifted out of poverty since 2011.
- Social safety nets:
  - Direct quarterly cash transfers to 227,000 households of 36,000 CFA francs per quarter, i.e. 144,000 CFA francs per year per household; covers 21 regions and 1,547 villages.

### Fiscal program, IMF engagement, and implementation status
- Economic and financial program for 2023-2026:
  - Good start with implementation of all commitments described in the MEFP of May 2023.
  - At the end of June 2023, all the criteria for implementation were met; same applies to indicative targets.
  - At the end of September 2023, all the structural benchmarks were carried out.
- Government continuing commitments:
  - Maintain sustainability of public finances and debt through a gradual increase in tax pressure.
  - Fight poverty and stimulate job creation for young people.
  - Shift growth paradigm towards private sector productivity and vertical diversification.
  - Develop the financial sector and deepen financial inclusion.
  - Improve resilience to climate change.
- Information sharing:
  - The Ivorian Government will provide the IMF with the necessary information on the progress made in the implementation of the 2021-2025 NDP.

### Climate resilience and financing
- Resilience and Sustainability Facility:
  - Ivorian authorities have begun work on a request under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility.
  - Purpose: help Côte d'Ivoire finance anticipated balance of payments financing needs arising from long-term structural challenges related to the economic consequences of climate change.
  - Authorities will continue to identify reform measures closely linked to priority policy reforms and investment projects planned in Côte d'Ivoire's NDC.

### Political, security, and governance context
- Political process:
  - September 2023 municipal, regional and senatorial elections were held in a peaceful context with participation of all national political forces.
- Security:
  - Despite geopolitical tensions in the Sahel, the national socio-political and security environment remains appeased.
  - Actions to combat fragility in northern border areas, coupled with security operations, have ensured a stable general security situation throughout the national territory.
- Governance priorities:
  - Continue reforms in public finance management and improvement of the business climate.
  - Continue fight against corruption and consolidate good governance.
  - Digitalisation of the economy and Public Administration is a major priority for more efficient execution of programmes and equitable benefit across communities.

### Agro-industry, industrial clusters and sectoral strategy
- Industrial clusters and niche markets:
  - 7 industrial clusters defined as priorities by the 2021-2025 NDP.
  - Identified niche sectors: Chemicals - Plastics; Building materials; Pharmacy; Textile industry; Packaging; Spare parts and automotive; Digital economy; Tourism and leisure industry; Creative industries; Other Niche Markets to be Explored.
- Strategic vision:
  - Vision: COTE D'IVOIRE 2040.
  - THEORY OF CHANGE: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION (PILLARS 1 TO 5).
  - PILLAR 1: TRANSFORMATION OF THE ECONOMY IS ACCELERATED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLUSTERS AND INDUSTRIALISATION.
- Sectoral strategic results and goals (selected):
  - Agriculture and food systems: sustainable, competitive agriculture ensuring self-sufficiency in rice.
  - Industry and mining: improved production and competitiveness; mining contributes sustainably to national wealth.
  - Energy and utilities: needs in hydrocarbons and electricity permanently satisfied.
  - Trade, crafts, culture, tourism: modernised trade; dynamic crafts sector; culture and tourism contributing to national wealth.

### Pillars II–VI: Human capital, private sector, inclusion, environment, governance
- Pillar II — Human capital and employment:
  - Pupils, learners and students acquire core professional and functional competences.
  - Populations including vulnerable groups have access to decent employment.
- Pillar III — Private sector and investment:
  - Developed private sector contributes significantly to structural transformation.
  - Implementation of the Phoenix Programme to increase SME contribution.
  - Infrastructure and service targets to facilitate movement of people and goods; access to clean drinking water; improved economic governance.
- Pillar IV — Inclusion, solidarity and social action:
  - Health, nutrition, social protection, youth, gender, sports, urban planning, sanitation targeted.
  - Objective: populations resilient to social, economic, environmental and political shocks; increased youth access to opportunities.
- Pillar V — Regional development, environment and climate:
  - Territorial equity; behaviours preserving environment; sustainable management of forest, wildlife and water resources; decent, resilient living environments.
- Pillar VI — Governance, modernisation and public administration:
  - Domains: PEACE AND SOCIAL COHESION; DEFENCE AND SECURITY; ADMINISTRATIVE GOVERNANCE; LOCAL GOVERNANCE; JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE; COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; REGIONAL INTEGRATION; PLANNING AND STATISTICS; CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AND CIVISM.
  - Expected outcomes: modernisation of public action, equitable access to quality services, improved justice services, enhanced economic governance, greater mobilisation of FDI and market access.

### Constraints, hypotheses and cross-cutting effects
- Main constraints to implementation:
  - Insufficient capacity, especially in rural areas; low registration to education services; gaps between programmes and economic needs; insufficient entrepreneurial culture; difficult access to financing; insufficient infrastructure; predominantly informal sector; degradation of water quality.
- Hypotheses underpinning the plan:
  - Political and social stability; political will of the State; sufficient financial, human and material resources mobilised; stakeholders effectively involved; legislative and regulatory reforms implemented; prevention of climate risks; raw material price fluctuations expected; Covid-19 adaptations do not significantly affect commitments; cybercrime under control; institutional mechanisms for conflict prevention and resolution in place; effective inclusive participation by populations; Côte d'Ivoire repositioned on international market; effective availability and securing of land.
- Cross-cutting expected effects (counts preserved as in source):
  - -1 effect related to BALANCED REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  - -4 effects related to THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  - -4 effects related to WATER AND FORESTS
  - -1 effect related to SUSTAINABLE CITIES
  - -2 effects related to PEACE AND SOCIAL COHESION
  - -4 effects related to DEFENCE AND SECURITY
  - -4 effects related to ADMINISTRATION LEVEL GOVERNANCE
  - -2 effects related to LOCAL LEVEL GOVERNANCE
  - -3 effects related to JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
  - -4 effects related to ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE
  - -3 effects related to COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
  - -8 effects related to INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
  - -5 effects related to REGIONAL INTEGRATION
  - -3 effects related to PLANNING AND STATISTICS
  - -1 effect related to CULTURAL AND CIVIC TRANSFORMATION
  - -3 effects related to the PROMOTION OF PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
  - -3 effects related to the PROMOTION OF SMEs
  - -1 effect related to ENERGY AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES
  - -3 effects related to ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
  - -2 effects related to TRANSPORT
  - -2 effects related to DIGITAL AND POSTAL ECONOMY
  - -2 effects related to HYDRAULICS
  - -2 effects related to the FINANCING OF THE ECONOMY

### Financing the economy: constraints, reforms and investments
- Five (05) constraints hindering private sector development:
  - (i) lack of access to finance credit.
  - (ii) transport and logistics deficit.
  - (iii) digital connectivity deficit.
  - (iv) skills deficit (lack of competency).
  - (v) business climate.
- Cross-cutting obstacles (selected): insufficient infrastructures; cultural and traditional barriers; inadequate female conditions; booming and poorly controlled demography and urbanisation; non-modernised local government; recurrent land disputes; persistent fraud, corruption and non-compliance; administrative burden and low quality of public services; low productivity and processing; predominantly informal sector.
- Industrial development and value chain strategies:
  - Creation and development of seven (07) industrial clusters.
  - Development of Integrated Industrial Zones (IIZ) and investment of over USD 1,210 million for rehabilitation of industrial areas (Koumassi 120 ha; Vridi 120 ha; Yopougon 469 ha) and development of multiple zones (Akoupé-Zeudji 940 ha; Bonoua 334 ha; Assouba 50 ha; Adzopé 30 ha; San-Pedro 500 ha; Yamoussoukro 750 ha; Bouaké 150 ha; Séguéla 15 ha; Bondoukou 15 ha; Korhogo 28 ha).
  - Creation of nine (9) Agro-centers / Agro-Poles; rice poles; increased sugar production; increased processing of cocoa, coffee, cashew nuts, cotton, horticulture, rubber and palm oil.
- Reforms and measures to remove constraints (selected):
  - Transport and logistics: improve port efficiency; standardise trucking; fleet renewal; liberalisation of container delivery; modernise broadband network.
  - Digital connectivity and ICT: improve connectivity; promote competition; extend digital infrastructure coverage; digitalisation of financial management; unique business identification number; dematerialisation of administrative processes.
  - Skills and human capital: strengthen TVET; improve teacher competence; literacy programmes for women; skills for research and digital innovation with private sector partnerships.
  - Business environment and governance: simplify processes; reform tax code; revise competition policy; whistleblowing website; code of ethics; operationalise financial centre; transparency in public procurement.
  - Access to finance: reduce cost of credit; SME financing measures including SME development tax and SME Guarantee Fund; reform microfinance; increase financialisation of savings; penetration of digital financial services; develop financial markets for long-term financing; create FIDI; accelerate CDC development; project for Abidjan financial city.
- Infrastructure, housing and spatial development targets:
  - Energy: increase installed energy capacity from 2,229 MW in 2020 to 3,428 MW in 2025.
  - Water and rural pumps: increase in m3/d of HV pumps from 160 690 m3/d in 2020 to 177 415 m3/d in 2025.
  - Roads and transport: physical construction of 136 km of new 2x2 lane roads and 4,502 km of new 2x1 lane roads; reinforcement of 1,485 km; maintain routine and periodic maintenance rate at 70%; construction of 34 bridges; extension of Northern Motorway to Bouaké; Abidjan bypass Y4; Abidjan-Ouagadougou corridor; rehabilitation of Abidjan-Dabou-San Pedro coastline; study programme for asphalting 2,200 km of interurban roads.
  - Urban land and housing: issuance of 67,926 land certificates by 2025; construction of 150,000 social housing units by 2025; land use planning and securing rural land tenure; development of real estate savings; restructuring precarious neighbourhoods and strategic urban areas in Abidjan.
- Employment, social protection and inclusion:
  - Increase beneficiaries of productive social safety nets from 227,000 households in 2020 to 300,000 households in 2025.
  - Job creation via private sector, self-employment and entrepreneurship support; National Observatory Employment and Training (ONEF); Institute of Occupational Health and Safety.
- Environment and climate:
  - Reduce CO2 emission rate from 0.49% in 2014 to 0.37% in 2025.

### Key sectoral statistics and selected 2025 targets
- Agriculture and industry:
  - Average annual growth of agricultural production (16-19): 8.07%.
  - Share of the industrial sector in GDP in 2019: 21.2%.
  - Coverage of national meat and offal needs by national production in 2019: 49%.
  - Coverage of milk and milk products by national production in 2019: 19.10.
- Energy and resources:
  - Coverage rate of the security stock of petroleum products in 2020: 20%.
  - Crude oil production volume (BOPD) in 2020: 29,078.
- Infrastructure and urban:
  - Number of industrial zones developed in 2019: 4.
  - Investment in industrial area rehabilitation: USD 1,210 million.
  - Road construction targets: 136 km of new 2x2 lanes; 4,502 km of new 2x1 lanes; reinforcement of 1,485 km; maintenance rate at 70%; construction of 34 bridges.
- Social and human development targets:
  - Social safety nets: increase beneficiaries from 227,000 households in 2020 to 300,000 households in 2025.
  - Land certificates target: issuance of 67,926 land certificates by 2025.
  - Housing: construction of 150,000 social housing units by 2025.
- Selected numeric indicators (as reported in source):
  - Raw gold production (tonnes) in 2019 : 38,568 T.
  - Share of the mining sector in GDP in 2019: 3%.
  - World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index Global rank in 2019: 48.1.
  - Energy target: increase from 2,229 MW in 2020 to 3,428 MW in 2025.
  - Rural HV pumps target: from 160 690 m3/d in 2020 to 177 415 m3/d in 2025.
  - Social safety nets beneficiaries 2020: 227,000 → target 300,000 (2025).
  - Coverage of primary safe water source 2019: 84% → targets 90% → 92% → 96% (2025).
  - Debt ratio 2020: 43% → target 40% (2025).
  - Investment in industrial area rehabilitation: USD 1,210 million.

### Selected 2025 pillar targets and indicators (condensed)
- Pillar 2 — Human Capital:
  - Net Enrolment Rate (NER) primary: 91.49% → 96.8% (2025).
  - Primary school completion rate: 82.2% → 100% (2025).
  - Number of learners per 100,000 inhabitants: 415 → 828 (2025).
  - Proportion of students in scientific fields: 28.64% → 40% (2025).
- Pillar 3 — Private Sector and Infrastructure:
  - Installed generating capacity (MW) 2019: 2,229 → targets include 4 015 Mw (selected).
  - Proportion living within 2 km of a year-round road 2020: 60%.
  - Rate of access to a safe water source 2020: 84%.
- Pillar 4 — Health, Nutrition, Social Protection:
  - Proportion of children 0-11 months who received 3rd dose pentavalent 2016: 67.9 → vaccination targets to 100%.
  - Infant mortality rate 2016: 60‰; neonatal and child mortality targets to 2025 included.
  - Household social safety net programme beneficiaries target: 300 000 (2025).
- Pillar 5 — Environment and Climate:
  - CO2 emission rate 2014: 0.49 → target 0.37% (2025).
- Pillar 6 — Governance and Public Service performance:
  - Projected inflation rate for 2025: 18.7 %.
  - Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI): 40%.
  - Employment/population ratio targets to 2025: 58,900 (expressed as 58.9% elsewhere).

*Source: Excerpt from 2021-2025 National Development Plan (Summary Version) and accompanying IMF program update as provided in the source content.*

### 6.7 percent in 2023. Real income per capita would be $2,520.8, an increase of 13.4 percent

### 1civea2023005 - 6.7 percent in 2023. Real income per capita would be $2,520.8, an increase of 13.4 percent

### Macroeconomic outlook and key aggregates
- Real income per capita: $2,520.8, an increase of 13.4 percent compared to 2020 ($2183.7).
- Growth:
  - Expected growth rate of 7 percent in 2023.
  - Expected average growth of 6.9 on an annual average over the period 2023-2025.
- Inflation:
  - Expected to be contained at 4.8 percent in 2023.
  - Average price acceleration of 4.7 percent over the period 2021-2022.
- Budget and fiscal stance:
  - Budget deficit expected to increase from 6.8 percent of GDP in 2022 to 5.2 percent in 2023 with a view to fiscal consolidation in 2025.
  - Government target: convergence of the budget deficit to the WAEMU community standard of 3 percent in 2025.
- External sector:
  - Current account deficit would be contained at 5.8 percent in 2023, after 6.9 percent in 2022 thanks to a resurgence in the trade surplus.
- Public debt and risk:
  - Risk of debt distress: should remain moderate.

### Implementation of the 2021-2025 NDP and structural reforms
- Operationalization and reforms:
  - The operationalization of the 2021-2025 NDP coupled with the continuation of major structural reforms have contributed to ensuring the resilience of the macroeconomic framework.
- NDP financing and targets:
  - The 2021-2025 NDP will mobilise approximately 59,000 billion CFA francs over the 2021-2025 period, expected to come mainly from the private sector.
  - State ambition: maintain strong economic growth (7.65% on average) over 2021-2025.
  - Expected private investment over the period: 59 000 (in billion FCFA).
  - Investment rate targets: 23,1 (2021) and 27,1 (2025) percent of GDP.
  - Expected GDP per capita in 2025: 3480 USD versus 2,286.8 USD in 2020.
  - Employment and inclusion targets:
    - The economy should create 4 million jobs between 2021 and 2025.
    - Employment/population ratio 2025: 58.9%.
    - Tax burden rate 2025: 13.3% of GDP compared to 12.2% in [context not specified in excerpt].
- Sectoral and structural priorities (NDP pillars):
  - Accelerate structural transformation through industrialisation and cluster development.
  - Develop human capital and promote employment.
  - Develop the private sector and investment.
  - Strengthen inclusion, national solidarity and social action.
  - Achieve balanced regional development while preserving the environment and fighting global warming.
  - Strengthen governance, modernise the state and cultural transformation.
- Targets and indicators:
  - Average growth of private investment: 13.5%.
  - Average growth of public investment: 8.9%.
  - Average real household consumption growth: 5.9%.
  - Average growth of real public consumption: 4.5%.
  - Average exportation growth: 6.5%.
  - Average growth of gross imports % of GDP: 3.0%.
  - Decrease in the PV debt/GDP ratio between 2020 and 2025: 47,40 (units as in source).

### Social programs, human capital and poverty reduction
- Social programs and measures:
  - Continued implementation of the Government's Social Program (PSGouv 2) through rehabilitation of roads, construction of health and school infrastructure, electrification, and improvement of access to drinking water.
  - Adoption of the "Government Youth Program" (PJ-Gouv) 2023-2025 on March 22, 2023; aimed at intensifying public actions for youth.
  - Measures to combat the cost of living to preserve purchasing power while safeguarding sustainability of public finances.
- Social outcomes and indicators:
  - Net enrollment rates (2020): Primary: 92.1%; Secondary: 50%.
  - Access to drinking water: 90% of the population having access to a safe water source.
  - Health workforce density (2020 vs 2015):
    - Density of health professionals (doctors, nurses and midwives): 8,57/10 000 (2020) vs 6,6/10 000 (2015).
    - Ratio of midwives providing care to women of childbearing age (FAP): 3,07/3 000 (2020) vs 1,4/3 000 (2015).
    - Ratio of nurses providing care to the population: 2,36/5 000 (2020) vs 2,2/5 000 (2015).
    - Ratio of doctors providing care to the population: 1,4/10 000 (2020) vs 0,9/10 000 (2015).
  - Coverage and access:
    - 68% of the population lives less than 5 kilometres from a health facility compared to 65% in 2015.
    - Access to electricity improved nationally; more than 3,963 localities connected to the national grid between 2011 and 2020.
  - Poverty reduction:
    - Poverty rate: 39.4% (2018) with a target of 31.5% in 2025.
    - 2.7 million people have been lifted out of poverty since 2011.
- Social safety nets:
  - Direct quarterly cash transfers to 227,000 households of 36,000 CFA francs per quarter, i.e. 144,000 CFA francs per year per household; covers 21 regions and 1,547 villages.

### Fiscal program, IMF engagement, and implementation status
- Economic and financial program for 2023-2026:
  - Good start with implementation of all commitments described in the MEFP of May 2023.
  - At the end of June 2023, all the criteria for implementation were met; same applies to indicative targets.
  - At the end of September 2023, all the structural benchmarks were carried out.
- Government continuing commitments:
  - Maintain sustainability of public finances and debt through a gradual increase in tax pressure.
  - Fight poverty and stimulate job creation for young people.
  - Shift growth paradigm towards private sector productivity and vertical diversification.
  - Develop the financial sector and deepen financial inclusion.
  - Improve resilience to climate change.
- Information sharing:
  - The Ivorian Government will provide the IMF with the necessary information on the progress made in the implementation of the 2021-2025 NDP.

### Climate resilience and financing
- Resilience and Sustainability Facility:
  - Ivorian authorities have begun work on a request under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility.
  - Purpose: help Côte d'Ivoire finance anticipated balance of payments financing needs arising from long-term structural challenges related to the economic consequences of climate change.
  - Authorities will continue to identify reform measures closely linked to priority policy reforms and investment projects planned in Côte d'Ivoire's NDC.

### Political, security, and governance context
- Political process:
  - September 2023 municipal, regional and senatorial elections were held in a peaceful context with participation of all national political forces.
- Security:
  - Despite geopolitical tensions in the Sahel, the national socio-political and security environment remains appeased.
  - Actions to combat fragility in northern border areas, coupled with security operations, have ensured a stable general security situation throughout the national territory.
- Governance priorities:
  - Continue reforms in public finance management and improvement of the business climate.
  - Continue fight against corruption and consolidate good governance.
  - Digitalisation of the economy and Public Administration is a major priority for more efficient execution of programmes and equitable benefit across communities.

*Source: Excerpt from 2021-2025 National Development Plan (Summary Version) and accompanying IMF program update as provided in the source content.*

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### 1. Agro-industry       2

### Development of industry clusters and high-growth potential niche markets
- 7 industrial clusters defined as priorities by the 2021-2025 NDP, based on regional economic potential.
- Identified niche sectors and related industries listed:
  - Chemicals - Plastics
  - Building materials
  - Pharmacy
  - Textile industry
  - Packaging
  - Spare parts and automotive
  - Digital economy
  - Tourism and leisure industry
  - Creative industries
  - Other Niche Markets to be Explored

### Strategic vision and theory of change
- Vision: COTE D'IVOIRE 2040.
- THEORY OF CHANGE: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION (PILLARS 1 TO 5).
- Strategic orientation: "PILLAR 1: TRANSFORMATION OF THE ECONOMY IS ACCELERATED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLUSTERS AND INDUSTRIALISATION".
- Objective: "THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE IVORIAN ECONOMY, SUPPORTED BY GOOD" (text continues in source).

### Sectoral strategic results and goals
- Agriculture and food systems:
  - "Ivorian agriculture is sustainable, competitive and creats wealth that is equitably distributed and ensures a self-sufficiency in rice"
  - "Animal production (including fishery) are increased, competitive and environmentally friendly"
- Industry and mining:
  - "The production and competitiveness of the industrial sector are improved"
  - "The mining sector contributes to the creation of national wealth in a sustainable way"
- Energy and utilities:
  - "The needs of the population in hydrocarbons and electricity are permanently satisfied"
- Trade, crafts, culture, tourism:
  - "Modernisation and development of national level trade are improved and contribute to the growth of trade"
  - "The crafts sector is dynamic and contributes to the creation of wealth and employment"
  - "The culture sector, through the professionalisation of its actors and international culture cooperation, effectively contributes to the creation of national wealth"
  - "The tourism and leisure sector and contributes more to nation's wealth."

### Human capital, education, and employment (PILLAR II)
- Education and skills:
  - "Pupils, learners and students acquire the core professional and functional competences, required in accordance with the duration of their curriculums and the results from research are valued."
- Employment and inclusion:
  - "Populations including those vulnerable people are involved in the development process of the country and have access to decent employment."
  - "Sectoral and local public policies more efficient and effective in maximizing on demographic dividend"
- Pillar III link: "THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND INVESTMENT ARE DEVELOPED THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRIVING SECTORS OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY"

### Pillar III: Private sector and investment priorities
- Expected outcomes:
  - "The developed private sector, contributes significantly to the structural transformation of the economy"
  - "The contribution of SMEs to the economy is increased in a institutional framework to be optimized through the implementation of the Phoenix Programme"
  - "The needs of the population in hydrocarbons and electricity are permanently satisfied"
  - "The level of service of road infrastructure facilitates the movement of people and of goods"
  - "The sector contributes effectively to the creation of national wealth through increased mobility of people and goods."
  - "Inclusive and equitable use of quality Digital and postal services contributes to improving the quality of life of the population and the creation of of national wealth"
  - "Communities gain access to clean drinking water continuously and at lower cost"
  - "Economic governance is improved"

### Pillar IV: Inclusion, solidarity and social action
- Key sector goals:
  - HEALTH: "The health of the population is improved"
  - NUTRITION: "People have an adequate state of nutrition and optimal development"
  - SOCIAL PROTECTION and INCLUSION: "Populations including those in the Vulnerable category are involved in the development process of the country and have access to Social protection instruments"
  - YOUTH, GENDER, SPORTS, URBAN PLANNING, SANITATION among targeted domains.
- Social resilience and civic values:
  - "The populations develop civic values, live in a peaceful environment that facilitates the consolidation of the nation and are more resilient to social, economic, environmental and political shocks."
  - "Young people have more access to to social and economic opportunities and develop their economic full potential."

### Pillar V: Regional development, environment and climate
- Objectives:
  - "Territorial equity is established for a structured development of the country"
  - "People are adopting behaviours that preserve the environment (air, soil, water, biodiversity and living environment) and are resilient to climate change"
  - "Forest resources, wildlife and water, are preserved, rehabilitated and operated in a way that is sustainable with the involvement of socio-economic communities and actors"
  - "People live in a decent, healthy living environment, better structured and resilient"

### Pillar VI: Governance, modernisation and public administration
- Principal domains listed under governance modernization:
  - 1. PEACE AND SOCIAL COHESION
  - 2. DEFENCE AND SECURITY
  - 3. ADMINISTRATIVE GOVERNANCE
  - 4. LOCAL GOVERNANCE
  - 5. JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
  - 6. ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE
  - 7. COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
  - 8. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
  - 9. REGIONAL INTEGRATION
  - 10. PLANNING AND STATISTICS
  - 11. CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AND CIVISM
- Expected governance outcomes include modernisation of public action, equitable access to quality services, improved justice services, enhanced economic governance, and greater mobilisation of FDI and access to international and regional markets.

### Identified constraints, main causes and hypotheses
- Constraints and structural weaknesses:
  - "Insufficient capacity, especially in rural areas"
  - "Low registration of population to education services"
  - "Gaps between some programmes and the needs of the national economy"
  - "Insufficient entrepreneurial culture and underdeveloped modern sector"
  - "Difficult access to financing"
  - "Insufficient infrastructure"
  - "Predominantly informal sector"
  - "Degradation of the quality of water resources"
- Hypotheses underpinning the plan:
  - "Political and social stability"
  - "Political will of the State"
  - "Sufficient financial, human and material resources mobilised"
  - "Stakeholders effectively involved (State, private sector, populations)"
  - "Legislative and regulatory framework reformed and put into application"
  - "Synergistic sectoral and coherent actions"
  - "Prevention of climate change and natural disasters"
  - "Fluctuation of raw material prices expected"
  - "Current adaptions to Covid-19 do not significantly affect its commitments to partners"
  - "Cybercrime under control"
  - "Existing and appropriate institutional mechanisms and structures in place to prevent and resolve conflicts."
  - "Effective, inclusive and participatory participation by populations"
  - "Côte d'Ivoire is repositioned on the international market"
  - "Effective availability and securing of land"

### Cross-cutting expected effects and sectoral targets
- Effects listed by thematic area (counts preserved as in source):
  - -1 effect related to BALANCED REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  - -4 effects related to THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  - -4 effects related to WATER AND FORESTS
  - -1 effect related to SUSTAINABLE CITIES
  - -2 effects related to PEACE AND SOCIAL COHESION
  - -4 effects related to DEFENCE AND SECURITY
  - -4 effects related to ADMINISTRATION LEVEL GOVERNANCE
  - -2 effects related to LOCAL LEVEL GOVERNANCE
  - -3 effects related to JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
  - -4 effects related to ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE
  - -3 effects related to COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
  - -8 effects related to INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
  - -5 effects related to REGIONAL INTEGRATION
  - -3 effects related to PLANNING AND STATISTICS
  - -1 effect related to CULTURAL AND CIVIC TRANSFORMATION
  - -3 effects related to the PROMOTION OF PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
  - -3 effects related to the PROMOTION OF SMEs
  - -1 effect related to ENERGY AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES
  - -3 effects related to ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
  - -2 effects related to TRANSPORT
  - -2 effects related to DIGITAL AND POSTAL ECONOMY
  - -2 effects related to HYDRAULICS
  - -2 effects related to the FINANCING OF THE ECONOMY

*Source: NDP 2021-2023 Summary Version (chapter content provided).*

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### 8.   FINANCING THE ECONOMY

### Constraints to private sector development and financing
- Five (05) constraints hinder development:
  - (i) the lack of access to finance credit.
  - (ii) the transport and logistics deficit.
  - (iii) the digital connectivity deficit.
  - (iv) the skills deficit (lack of competency).
  - (v) the business climate.
- Cross-cutting obstacles listed elsewhere:
  - Insufficient infrastructures.
  - Cultural and traditional barriers.
  - Inadequate female conditions.
  - Booming and poorly controlled demography and urbanisation.
  - Non-modernised and low-performing local government.
  - Low awareness and support from stakeholders to the sustainable management of environmental resources.
  - Low consideration given to the needs of the populations.
  - Recurrent land disputes.
  - Persistent fraud, corruption and non-compliance with legal procedures.
  - Populations not well informed procedures.
  - Administrative burden and low quality of public services.
  - Low levels of productivity, amounts put on market, conservation and processing of products.
  - Difficult access to land and financing.
  - Insufficient infrastructure.
  - Predominantly informal sector.

### Strategic pillars of the NDP 2021-2025 (summary)
- PILLAR 1: ACCELERATING THE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE ECONOMY THROUGH INDUSTRIALISATION AND CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT.
- PILLAR 2: DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL AND PROMOTION OF EMPLOYMENT.
- PILLAR 3: DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND INVESTMENT.
  - Achieved through continued public focus and more intensive partnership with the private sector to increase investment in high-growth potential sectors, generate decent jobs and incomes, and improve competitiveness.
  - Includes strategies to promote the private sector and investment, develop finance and infrastructure, strengthen the business climate and expand domestic, regional and international markets.
- PILLAR 4: STRENGTHENING INCLUSION, NATIONAL SOLIDARITY AND SOCIAL ACTION.
- PILLAR 5: BALANCED REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND FIGHTING AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE.
- PILLAR 6: STRENGTHENING GOVERNANCE, MODERNISING THE ADMINISTRATION AND CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION.
  - Consolidate peace, ensure security, justice and social harmony; strengthen planning, programming, budgeting, execution and monitoring; foster cultural transformation across administration, private institutions and society.

### Industrial development and value chain strategies
- Industrialisation policy based on development of industrial clusters:
  - Creation and development of seven (07) industrial clusters based on the country's competitive strengths.
  - Strengthening the country’s core industrial sector.
  - Revalorising the potential of extractive industries.
  - Development of industrial infrastructure, particularly Integrated Industrial Zones (IIZ).
  - Investment of over USD 1,210 million for rehabilitation of industrial areas (Koumassi 120 ha; Vridi 120 ha; Yopougon 469 ha) and development of multiple zones (Akoupé-Zeudji 940 ha; Bonoua 334 ha; Assouba 50 ha; Adzopé 30 ha; San-Pedro 500 ha; Yamoussoukro 750 ha; Bouaké 150 ha; Séguéla 15 ha; Bondoukou 15 ha; Korhogo 28 ha).
- Value chain and agro-industrial transformation:
  - Implementation of transformation policy through creation of nine (9) Agro-centers / Agro-Poles.
  - Creation of rice poles and increase in sugar production.
  - Increase in processing of raw materials [cocoa, coffee, cashew nuts, cotton, horticulture (mango, pineapple, dessert banana, etc.), rubber and palm oil].
  - Mechanisation of rice-growing poles; permanent integrated system for agricultural statistics; establishment of agricultural insurance mechanisms.
- Sector focus and niche markets:
  - High-growth potential clusters: digital economy, mining, hydrocarbons, tourism and hotel industry, trucking industry.
  - Development of medium and high technology sectors: pharmaceutical, electronic and automotive industries.
  - Promote local content and national “champions” able to access regional and international markets.

### Reforms and measures to remove constraints
- Transport and logistics:
  - Improve port efficiency and standardise the trucking industry.
  - Fleet renewal; liberalisation of delivery of containers; modernisation of main broadband network at national level.
- Digital connectivity and ICT:
  - Improve digital connectivity and promote competition in digital services to reduce connectivity costs.
  - Extension of coverage of the digital infrastructure network throughout the national territory.
  - Digitalisation of financial management offices of the Ministry of Finance and their interconnection.
  - Obligation to use unique business identification number; dematerialisation of administrative processes; digitalisation of payments in agricultural sectors; digitalisation of small tax collection in local authorities.
- Skills and human capital:
  - Improve learning outcomes; increase private sector access; strengthen technical and vocational training; improve teacher competence.
  - Strengthen literacy programmes, particularly for women.
  - Development of skills for research and digital innovation with private sector partnerships.
- Business environment and governance:
  - Simplification of processes to increase formalisation.
  - Reform of the tax code to encourage formalisation.
  - Revision of competition policy to strengthen role of national competition authorities.
  - Establishment of a whistleblowing website on corruption and fraud.
  - Adoption of a code of ethics and professional conduct for public administration.
  - Operationalisation of the financial centre (financial hub) at the Ministry; establishment of exemplary sanctions against corruption.
  - Disclosure of service standards and transparency in public procurement.
- Access to finance and financial sector development:
  - Reduce cost of access to credit.
  - SME financing measures: adoption of an SME development tax; adoption of a framework for guiding and monitoring SME payments; operationalisation of the SME Guarantee Fund.
  - Reform of institutional framework of microfinance to improve access to credit and protection of borrowers.
  - Increase financialisation of savings; increase penetration of digital financial services; improve financing of agriculture; develop financial markets for long-term financing.
  - Creation of a mixed State-Private Sector Investment and Development Fund (FIDI); acceleration of development of the Caisse de Dépôt et de Consignation (CDC); project for creation of the Abidjan financial city.

### Infrastructure, housing and spatial development targets
- Energy:
  - Increase in installed energy capacity from 2,229 MW in 2020 to 3,428 MW in 2025.
- Water and rural pumps:
  - Increase in m3/d of HV pumps in rural areas from 160 690 m3/d in 2020 to 177 415 m3/d in 2025.
- Roads and transport:
  - Physical construction of 136 km of new 2x2 lane roads and 4,502 km of new 2x1 lane roads.
  - Reinforcement of 1,485 km of roads.
  - Maintain routine and periodic maintenance rate at 70%.
  - Construction of 34 bridges and metal/material structures.
  - Extension of the Northern Motorway to Bouaké; construction of the Abidjan bypass named Y4; construction of the Abidjan-Ouagadougou corridor; rehabilitation of the Abidjan-Dabou-San Pedro coastline; study programme for asphalting 2,200 km of interurban roads.
- Urban land, housing and land tenure:
  - Delineation of territories with issuance of 67,926 land certificates by 2025.
  - Construction of 150,000 social housing units by 2025.
  - Land use planning and management; securing rural land tenure and implementation of a single interoperable system.
  - Development of real estate savings to support sector financing; restructuring precarious neighbourhoods and strategic urban areas in Abidjan.

### Employment, social protection and inclusion
- Employment promotion:
  - Accelerate creation of opportunities for young people: extend skills development programmes, support for paid employment, support for self-employment and entrepreneurship.
  - Job creation by the private sector; promotion of self-employment and entrepreneurship.
  - Strengthening labour market governance: creation of the National Observatory Employment and Training (ONEF); construction of an Institute of Occupational Health and Safety; capacity building for labour sector actors on decent work rules and standards.
- Social protection:
  - Strengthening productive social safety nets: increase poor households benefiting from the programme from 227,000 households in 2020 to 300,000 households in 2025.
  - Strengthening social protection of the population; special attention to most vulnerable (women, youth, disabled, elderly).
- Governance, culture and administration:
  - Promotion of values: responsibility, accountability, transparency, solidarity, public interest and rule of law.
  - Cultural transformation embedded in education and public administration.

### Preservation of environment and climate change
- Environmental management and targets:
  - Development of environmental awareness and promotion of sustainable development.
  - Strengthening sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity.
  - Combating the effects of climate change.
  - Reduction of the CO2 emission rate from 0.49% in 2014 to 0.37% in 2025.

### Key sectoral statistics and indicators (as reported)
- Average annual growth of agricultural production (16-19): 8.07%.
- Share of the industrial sector in GDP in 2019: 21.2%.
- Coverage of national meat and offal needs by national production in 2019: 49%.
- Coverage of national requirements for milk and milk products by national production in 2019: 19.10.
- World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index Global rank in 2019: 48.1.
- Number of industrial zones developed in 2019: 4.
- Share of the mining sector in GDP in 2019: 3%.
- Raw gold production (tonnes) in 2019 : 38,568 T.
- Coverage rate of the security stock of petroleum products in 2020: 20%.
- Crude oil production volume (BOPD) in 2020: 29,078.
- Energy target: increase from 2,229 MW in 2020 to 3,428 MW in 2025.
- Rural HV pumps target: from 160 690 m3/d in 2020 to 177 415 m3/d in 2025.
- Road construction targets: 136 km of new 2x2 lanes; 4,502 km of new 2x1 lanes; reinforcement of 1,485 km; maintenance rate at 70%; construction of 34 bridges.
- Social safety nets: increase beneficiaries from 227,000 households in 2020 to 300,000 households in 2025.
- Land certificates target: issuance of 67,926 land certificates by 2025.
- Housing: construction of 150,000 social housing units by 2025.
- Investment in industrial area rehabilitation: USD 1,210 million.

*Source: 1civea2023005 - 8.   FINANCING THE ECONOMY*

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### Key national indicators for 2025 (selected)
- 7.5%
- 28%
- 70
- 10
- 60%
- 25%
- Number of national cultural sites registered on UNESCO's World Heritage List 2020: 22
- Share of crafts in GDP in 2019: 15%.
- Number of registered artisans in 2019: 7 000
- Number of cultural enterprises created per year in 2012: 514
- Number of cultural cooperation agreements signed in 2018: 14
- Contribution of trade to GDP in 2019: 17%.
- Number of modern infrastructure trade built in 2020: 0
- Côte d'Ivoire's share of exports worldwide (SDG indicators) in 2020: 0.056%.
- Value added of the tourism and leisure sector as a proportion of overall GDP (SDG 8.9) in 2019: 7.3%.
- Occupancy rate of establishments: 18%
- 0.059 %
- 10%
- 70%
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- 18%
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### Pillar 2 — Human Capital Development and Employment promotion: targets and indicators
- Net Enrolment Rate (NER) at primary level: increase from 91.49% to 96.8%.
- Primary school completion rate: from 82.2% to 100%.
- Number of learners per 100,000 inhabitants: from 415 in 2019 to 828 in 2025.
- Number of students per 100,000 inhabitants: 969 in 2019 should reach 1250 in 2025.
- Proportion of students enrolled in scientific fields: rise from 28.64% to 40%.
- Rate of precarious employment 2017: 16.10
- Informal employment rate in 2017: 88.4
- Employment/population ratio in 2017: 56.1%.
- Employment targets for 2025 (selected): 83.7%; 13.1%; 58.9%
- Key 2025 indicators highlighted: 828; 96.8%; 100%

### Pillar 3 — Private Sector Development and Investment: infrastructure, utilities, and targets
- Installed generating capacity (MW) 2019: 2,229
- Proportion of population living within 2 km of a year-round road 2020: 60%.
- Rate of access to a safe water source 2020: 84%.
- Coverage rate in rural areas 2020: 76.40
- Electricity access rate 2019: 97.98
- Rate of coverage of localities with more than 500 inhabitants with electricity 2020: 79,6 %
- Proportion of the primary network paved in 2020: 48%.
- Line of roads covered 2020: 7,500
- Number of social connections (Greater Abidjan and the interior of the country) 2020: 77 461
- Number of kilometres of track built for line 1 of the Abidjan metro (Anyama-Port Bouet) in 2020: 0 km
- Number of kilometres of track built for the San Pedro-Man railway in 2020: 0 km
- Targets and milestones (selected): 640km; 75%; 61%; 9 500; 4 015 Mw; 100%; 37.4km; 95%; 82%; 92 492

### Pillar 4 — Strengthening Inclusion, National Solidarity and Social Action: health, nutrition, social protection
- Proportion of children 0-11 months who received the 3rd dose of pentavalent in routine immunisation: 2016 67.9
- Infant mortality rate 2016: 60‰
- Proportion of the population living within 5 km of a health facility 2018: 69%.
- Contraceptive prevalence rate (FP2020 Report, LDC2020) 2018: 22.6
- Prevalence of so- us- food 2018: 10.8
- Proportion of the population not reaching the minimum heat input 2014: 20.5
- Proportion of the population with social security coverage 2018: 12
- Proportion of children aged 5-17 engaged in child labour 2016: 31.3
- Malaria incidence in 2020: 189 %
- Household social safety net programme beneficiaries in 2020: 227,000
- Proportion of young people aged 16-35 not in employment, education or training 2017: 27.5
- Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2018: 0.65
- Proportion of population practising open defecation (Urban) 2016: 8.1%.
- Proportion of population with access to improved sanitation (shared and non-shared) 2018: 56%.
- Rate of population living in decent housing 2017: 38,34%
- Proportion of the population satisfied with housing conditions 2019: 49%.
- Participation in civil sports activities in 2019: 35.39%.
- Targets and selected 2025 indicator values: 100%; 4%; 63%; 58%; 60%; 0,3; 300 000; 63%

### Pillar 5 — Balanced Regional Development, Environment and Climate
- Gini index 2015: 0.4
- CO2 emission rate 2014: 0.49
- Rate of completion of classified inspections 2018: 60%.
- Proportion of regions with a Spatial Planning and Development Plan 2020: 20%.
- Environmental performance index 2018: 25.8
- Proportion of main cities with urban planning 2020: 5%.
- Proportion of population living in sustainable cities 2020: 0
- Proportion of urban planning centres 2020: 5%.
- Additional indicators and targets (selected): 0.39; 10%; 33%; 0.38 %; 80%; 30.5; 17%; 39%

### Pillar 6 — Governance, Modernising the State and Cultural Transformation
- Projected inflation rate for 2025: 18.7 %
- Weight of C I GDP in sub-regional GDP: 50%
- National TV coverage rate: 1.4 %
- Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI): 40%
- Ivorian General Security Index (IGIS): 41
- Rate of radio coverage of the territory: 1.3
- Regional market penetration rate: 37
- Ratio of GDP to regional trade: 966
- Prison density (inmates per 3m2): 95%
- Ratio of magistrates per capita 2025: 1.1
- Additional 2025 key indicators: 98%

### Impact assessment by pillar — selected sectoral targets and baseline to 2025 (condensed)
- Agriculture: Rate of coverage of rice needs by national production 2016 baseline 60% → target 80% by 2025; Cocoa grinding rate 2019 baseline 33,30%9,06% → targets through 2025 include 70; 100% for several processing rates.
- Animal and fishery resources: Coverage of national needs in meat and offal 2019: 49% → target 60% by 2025; fishery resources 2019: 18% → target 30% by 2025.
- Industry: World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index Score 2019: 48,1 → targets 50, 60, 70; Volume of raw materials processed – Cocoa 2019: 60497957 tonne → targets up to 760 000; Cashew 2019: 466 tonne → targets up to 405000.
- Mining: Percentage of EITI requirements met 2019: 100% → maintained at 100%; production level of mining raw materials (various baselines) with incremental targets to 2025 (e.g., 1 181 803,6 → 1 500000).
- Hydrocarbons: Oil Product Safety Stock Coverage Rate 2020: 20% → targets 25% | 35% | 45%.
- Trade: volume of intra-African trade per year 2019: 34% → targets 37% → 40% → 50%; Cote d'Ivoire's share of world exports 2019: 0,056% → targets 0,057% → 0,058% → 0,059%.
- Culture and Handicraft: Level of contribution of the craft sector to job creation 2017: 40% → target 42%; Share of culture in GDP 2020: 4 → targets 4,1 → 4.3 → 4.4.
- Tourism and Leisure: Value added share 2019: 7,3% → targets 5,0% → 8,0% → 10,0% across intermediate years; Occupancy rate of accommodation facilities 2019: 60% → target 75% → 85% → 95%.
- Education (selected): Primary school completion rate 2019: 82,20% → targets 88,00% (2023) → 100,00% (2025); Net enrolment ratio in primary education 2020: 91,49% → targets 92,80% (2021) → 94,80% (2023) → 96,80% (2025); Proportion of students enrolled in scientific fields 2019: 28,64% → targets 30,00% (2021) → 35,00% (2023) → 40,00% (2025).
- Technical and Vocational Training: Number of learners per 100,000 inhabitants 2019: 415 → targets 702 → 767 → 828 (2025); Insertion rate of TVET diplomas 2019: 32,36% → targets 60,5% → 77,8% → 95,0%.
- Higher education and research: Number of students per 100,000 inhabitants 2019: 969 → targets 980 → 1100 → 1250; Proportion of students enrolled in scientific fields 2019: 28,64% → target 40,00% by 2025; Share of the state budget allocated to research and innovation 2019: 0,39% → targets 3,90% → 4,50% → 5,00%.
- Employment-labour: Informal employment rate 2018: 88,4 → targets 87,1 → 85,4 → 83,7 (2025); Combined unemployment and potential labour force rate (SU3) 2018: 12,2% → targets 11,8% → 11,1% → 10,5% (2025); Employment/population ratio 2018: 56,100 → targets 56,600 → 57,800 → 58,900 (2025).
- Population and poverty: Poverty rate 2018: 39,4% → target 31,5% (2025); Dependency ratio 2014: 0,8; Extended Human Development Index (EHDI) 2018: 54,9 → targets 55,9 → 58,6 → 60,5 (2025).
- Transport and logistics: Total length of paved road network 2020: 7 600 km → targets 8 400 → 9 500 (2025); Proportion of paved roads in good condition 2019: 34% → targets 55% → 62% → 75% (2025); Logistics performance index 2018: 2,9 → targets 3,5 → 4 → 4,8 (2025).
- Digital economy: Network Readiness Index (NRI) 2016: 3,4 → targets 3,5 → 3,8 → 4 (2025); Mobile phone penetration rate 2019: 140,00% → targets 150,00% → 170% → 190%; Internet usage 2019: 36,45% → targets 37,50% → 43,50% → 50%.
- Hydraulics (water): Percentage of population with access to safe water 2019: 84% → targets 90% → 92% → 96% (2025).
- Financing of the economy: Domestic revenue mobilisation rate 2019: 90,80% → targets 91% → 93% → 95% (2025); Inflation rate 2020: 1,00% → target 1,40% (2025); Debt ratio 2020: 43% → target 40% (2025).

### Health, Nutrition and Social protection — summary targets to 2025
- Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) per 100,000 live births 2012: 614 → targets 554,2 (2021) → 434,6 (2023) → 315 (2025).
- Neonatal mortality rate (under 1 month) 2020: 33%o → targets 30,9%o → 26,7%. → 22,5%.
- Annual incidence of malaria in children under 5 2018: 492,9%o → targets 272,8%o → 244%. → 215%.
- Infant and child mortality rate 2016: 96'>/o → targets 88,9 → 74,7 → 60,5.
- Infant mortality rate 2016: 60% → targets 24,45 → 22,75.
- Proportion of the state budget allocated to the health sector 2018: 5,43% → targets 7,38% → 8,69% → 10,00%.
- Vaccination coverage (third dose TCV) 2019: 94% → targets 95,20% → 97,60% → 100%.
- Proportion of population living within 5km of a health facility 2018: 69% → targets 70,57% → 71,62% → 72,67%.
- Nutrition targets: Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years of age 2019: 22,40% → targets 21% → 19% → 17% (2025); Proportion not meeting minimum calorie intake 2014: 20,50% → targets 18% → 16% → 15%.

### Governance, peace, justice and public service performance targets to 2025
- Global Democracy Index 2020: 4,15/10 → targets 4,25/10 → 4,53/10 → 5,67/10 (2025).
- Mo Ibrahim Index Human Rights Score 2018: 55,8 → targets 60 → 70 → 78.
- Satisfaction rate of the Administration's users 2020: 30% → targets 35% → 45% → 55% (2025).
- Birth registration rates 2019: 60,8% → targets 62% → 64% → 75% (2025).
- Proportion of children under five registered in the civil registry 2016: 72,5% → targets 75% → 80% → 85% (2025).
- Inflation and macro targets: Growth rate 2020: 1,80% → targets 6,50% → 6,70% → 6,90% (2025); Budget balance 2020: -5,90% → targets -4,60% → -3,00% → -2,20% (2025); Weight of C I's GDP in the sub-regional GDP 2019: 39,00% → target 40% (2025).

### Agro-poles and sectoral specialization (overview)
- The document identifies "THE 9 AGRO-POLES FOR AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AND GROWTH WITH 16 HIGH VALUE-ADDED SECTORS" and lists multiple agro-industrial clusters and commodity/value chains, including:
  - Food crop processing centres, Processing and export centre for fruits and cashew nuts, Agro-ecology and agro-diversification clusters.
  - Food crops: Rice; Soybean; Maize; Corn; Onions; Yam; Cassava; Plantain banana; Vegetable crops.
  - Cash crops: Cashew; Cotton; Mango; Banana; Sugar cane; Cocoa; Palm; Hevea; Coffee; Rubber.
  - Animal and fisheries sectors: Cattle; Sheep; Poultry; Fish farming; Fishing.
  - Multiple agro-industrial zones and basins including Granary of food products, food-producing basin near Abidjan, and a cash crop processing centre supplying the port of San Pedro.

*Source: 1civea2023005 - 40.5 T*

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