In Côte d’Ivoire, the Council of Ministers has adopted the 2026–2030 National Development Plan (PND), a strategic program providing for more than 206 billion USD in investments and targeting average economic growth of 7.2%. The objective is to strengthen the position of the Ivorian economy among upper-middle-income countries. These policy directions come in a political context marked by the renewal of President Alassane Ouattara’s mandate following the 2025 elections and the reappointment of Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé at the head of a 34-member government. The new team is particularly expected to address youth employment, financial inclusion, inequality reduction, and climate change adaptation.
The Ivorian government has reached a new milestone in its development strategy. Meeting on February 4, 2026, the Council of Ministers unveiled the main orientations of the 2026–2030 National Development Plan. The program projects total investment of 114,838.5 billion CFA francs, equivalent to approximately 206.5 billion USD , with the ambition of accelerating the country’s economic and social transformation. According to the authorities, 70.2% of the investments will come from the private sector, compared to 29.8% from the public sector.
This participatory approach has helped clarify priorities in governance, structural transformation of the economy, strengthening human capital, innovation, technology, and private sector development, in order to address persistent challenges and multiple uncertainties such as climate change, regional disparities, and global geopolitical tensions.
AMADOU COULIBALY, Minister of Communication, Government Spokesperson
The plan is built around six major pillars, including security, agricultural modernization, and good governance. It is also based on a reform matrix covering 22 priority areas, supported by a portfolio of flagship projects and a strengthened monitoring and evaluation framework. Public financing needs, estimated at 38,000 billion CFA francs, will be mobilized notably through the financial market and a future consultative group. The investment rate is expected to rise from 25.4% of GDP in 2026 to 34.5% in 2030.
This new PND takes into account the legitimate aspirations of young people for a better future and the imperatives of inclusive and sustainable development, with a view to building a great nation that is stable, ambitious, and united.
AMADOU COULIBALY, Minister of Communication, Government Spokesperson
Since 2012, Côte d’Ivoire has already implemented three National Development Plans to support its economic transformation. With this new program, Abidjan aims to consolidate this trajectory and take a further step toward emergence.
