SDG Push Insight Report

Côte D'Ivoire

Côte D'Ivoire
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Integrated SDG Insights

Côte D'Ivoire

UNDP’s Integrated SDG Insights explore how to achieve the SDGs by 2030. So that no one is left behind.

How To Read This Report

‘SDG Insights’ playbooks transcend development “as usual,” and leverages data innovation, AI and systems analysis to chart credible pathways that help countries meet the 2030 Agenda.

SDG Moment — This section provides an overview of a country's economic growth trajectory, with new insights on sustainability and inclusiveness of growth pathways.‍

SDG Trends & Priorities — This section builds from the foundation of national SDG progress and uses machine learning to analyse national development ambition with an SDG lens.
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SDG Interlinkages — Combined, these insights are mapped against SDG interlinkages to define policy choices the accelerate SDG progress, tailored to national context.
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‍Finance & Stimulus — These policy choices are made against fiscal constraints and opportunities for stimulus mapped in this section to ensure choices translate to development impact and leave no one behind.

1. SDG Moment

While economic growth is a key element in achieving the SDGs, many countries are intent on moving beyond growth as a yardstick for progress. In the short run, growth enables the SDGs; but in the long run, the SDGs aim to transform the pattern of growth itself.

GDP Growth Pathways

People

Poverty: Percentage of the population under each threshold (PPP$ a day).

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Carbon Intensity: CO2 emissions intensity of GDP (tCO2 per PPP $1,000).

Côte d’Ivoire’s growth trajectory during the 2023-2025 cycle is in acceleration mode and is twice the projected global figure. It is aligned to the country’s growth trajectory forecast before the pandemic. Accordingly, Côte d’Ivoire’s commitments to achieving the SDGs are focused on being an industrial power, united in its cultural diversity, democratic and open to the world.

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While this pace of growth is expected to reduce the incidence of poverty at $2.15 and $3.65 a day, some distributional challenges remain when using more stringent thresholds. On the other hand, Côte d’Ivoire’s growth cycle occurs somewhat at the expense of the environment as the country’s carbon emissions intensity of GDP is expected to increase at an annual rate of 2.5% due to fossil fuel usage — though the magnitude of this intensity is among the lowest in the world. Policies adapted to the current situation have been put in place to strengthen the resilience of the economy and to continue the dynamic of economic performance​ ​All in all, the Ivorian economy has performed well in terms of human development and poverty reduction and is on the right track in implementing the authorities' Vision 2023, which has three priorities: (i) speeding up the transformation of the economy; (ii) tackling the issue of youth and women employment; and (iii) strengthening good governance and the fight against corruption.

3. SDG Interlinkages

Maps synergies and trade-offs of national priorities to the most relevant SDG targets to chart policy pathways with most potential to accelerate progress.

8.5: By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value.


The development of infrastructure and its intersection with urbanization remains one of the main levers of Côte d'Ivoire's development progress across other SDGs. The availability and quality of infrastructure, as part of an integrated package of policy choices, can contribute to improving living standards and accelerate Côte d'Ivoire's development process. The equitable distribution of infrastructure across the country will help to reduce spatial inequalities and promote opportunities, particularly for vulnerable groups. 

Between now and 2025, the government's ambition is to amplify the effects of structural and social transformation by revitalizing the transport services, the sustainable mobility of people and goods; by promoting internal and intra-regional trade and intra-regional trade; and by consolidating the foundations for strong growth and for sustainable development. 

11.2: By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons.

The development of infrastructure remains one of the main levers of Côte d'Ivoire's recorded performance since economic infrastructure accelerates the achievement of the various SDGs. The availability and quality of infrastructure must contribute to improving living standards and accelerate Côte d'Ivoire's development process. The equitable distribution of infrastructure across the country will help to reduce spatial inequalities and promote opportunities. ​

Between now and 2025, the government's ambition is to amplify the effects of structural and social transformation by revitalizing the transport services, the sustainable mobility of people and goods; by promoting internal and intra-regional trade and intra-regional trade; and by consolidating the foundations for strong growth and for sustainable development.

16.6: Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels

Improving governance as a mode of management remains crucial to achieving the various SDGs, and the government is working to make good governance the backbone of its government action, going so far as to create a ministry responsible for promoting good governance.​

​Considerable efforts are being made to improve political governance. To combat corruption, in 2021 the government created a ministry dedicated to fighting corruption and promoting good governance. An Anti-Corruption Strategic Plan 2022-2025 has been drawn up, in line with the requirements of public finance reform to raise ethical standards in Ivorian society and to improve economic performance. The aim is to deliver quality public service and to improve access to basic social services for the entire population. In addition, a System for the Prevention and Detection of Corruption and Related Offences has been set up. The government has taken important steps towards national reconciliation and stability. ​

​These actions began with the creation of the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2015, and culminated in the creation of a Ministry of Reconciliation and National Cohesion in 2020. On the political front, Côte d'Ivoire has created a framework for dialogue to restore trust between political players and Ivorians. The political dialogue launched in December 2021 and concluded in March 2022 resulted in the following recommendations which included the following: (i) measures to improve the political environment; (ii) national reconciliation; (iii) strengthening the institutional framework for elections; and (iv) a monitoring mechanism. As a result, insecurity is decreasing.

15.1: By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainableuse of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services.

By prioritizing Target 15.1 in its 2021-2025 National Development Plan, Ecuadorreaffirmed the significance of protecting and preserving terrestrial ecosystems andtheir biodiversity. This includes recognizing that the investment projects intendedto fulfil Target 15.1 will not only contribute to achieving the SDGs 13, 14 and 15, butwill also help restore ecosystems that underpin the availability and comprehensivemanagement of water resources (SDG 6) and promote their sustainable use (Target12.2). Additionally, it will also foster the generation of new energy from renewablesources (Target 7.2).

To this end, Ecuador seeks to strengthen the management of the National Systemof Protected Areas through its 2022-2032 Strategic Plan and the implementationof the National Forest Restoration Plan 2019-2030. These instruments serve as thetechnical, legal and financial foundation for executing local forest restorationprocesses with a landscape vision, with an overall goal of covering 30,000hectares through its projects. Considering that the proportion of national territoryunder conservation or environmental management, as of 2022, stands at 22.1%, itis necessary to mobilize additional financial resources from various sources andestablish robust governance (Target 17.3) to intensify the care of protected areas.This ensures the conservation of natural and cultural resources, genetic flows, theprovision of environmental services for the benefit of the population and thealignment of policies on the ground.

Futures Scenarios

SDG Push is a futures scenario based on 48 integrated accelerators in the areas of Governance, Social Protection, Green Economy and Digital Disruption. It uses national data to explore the impact on human development by 2030 and 2050 across key SDG indicators. It does this by using ‘International Futures,’ a systems model designed to explore interactions across development systems.

Poverty <$1.90 Per Day (Number of People)
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Malnourished Children Under 5 (Number Of Children)

Malnourished Children Under 5 (Number Of Children)

4. Finance and Stimulus

Many countries are facing reduced fiscal space, high debt levels, rising interest rates and downgrades on credit ratings. Fiscal and financial constraints tend to slow or even reverse SDG progress.

Côte d’Ivoire's gross government debt is projected at 63.3% of GDP in 2023, thus 15 percentage points (pp) above the low-income developing economies’ (LIDC) average of 48.3%. With a projected 15.8% of GDP this year, Côte d’Ivoire collects slightly more revenue than the average LIDC country with 14.9%.

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This year, Côte d’Ivoire is projected to spend more than 20% of revenue on public external debt servicing, which is significantly higher than the LIDC average of 14.1%. The country’s credit rating is in the ‘non-investment grade speculative’ category and thus significantly above the LIDC average. In Côte d’Ivoire’s latest DSA from July 2022, the country is assessed as at ‘moderate risk’ of debt distress.

SDG Stimulus

The UN Secretary General’s SDG Stimulus Plan lays out a blueprint for action within the existing financial architecture. It includes:

  • Providing liquidity to support recovery in the near term
  • Enhance debt relief for vulnerable countries.​
  • Expanding development financing by MDBs
  • Align financial flows with the SDGs and Paris Agreement, according to country-level priorities and needs, for example through the rollout of the UN Integrated National Financing Framework (INFFs).

Given the projected fiscal and financial constraints faced by

Côte D'Ivoire

possible funding options for the investments derived from the identified interlinkages are as follows:

Given the projected fiscal and financial constraints faced by Côte d’Ivoire, possible financing options for the investments derived from the identified interlinkages are as follows:​

  • Tax and revenue reform​
  • Debt for SDGs​
  • Climate finance​
  • Blended and public-private finance​
  • SDG-aligned business environment and investment​
  • Accessing financial markets and insurance​
  • Remittances, philanthropy and faith-based financing

Methodology & Data Sources

Click here to view the Methodological Note for the Integrated SDG Insights.

This report is the result of a global exercise carried out using artificial intelligence to identify SDG priorities based on 10 national government documents, together with SDG progress and SDG interlinkage analysis. The implementation and monitoring of the 2030 Agenda in Argentina should be consulted in the Country Reports and National Voluntary Reports.

SDG Moment

Methodology
Assesses challenges and opportunities in national growth trajectories with insights on environmental sustainability and inclusiveness.

Data Sources
Future trajectories to 2025 are based on IMF-WEO GDP projections, distributions of per capita income or consumption from the World Bank, and CO2 emissions from the Global Carbon Budget 2022 and EDGAR (JRC and IEA).​

Trends & Priorities

Methodology
SDG trends tracks progress from 2015 to date for the 231 indicators. National priorities are analysed using machine learning to reveal the most prominent SDGs referenced in national policy documents.

Data Sources
SDG trends tracks progress from 2015 to date for the 231 indicators. National priorities are analysed using machine learning to reveal the most prominent SDGs referenced in national policy documents.

Interlinkages

Methodology
SDG trends tracks progress from 2015 to date for the 231 indicators. National priorities are analysed using machine learning to reveal the most prominent SDGs referenced in national policy documents.

Data Sources
The exercise globally considered a total of 454 documents published from 2015 to August 2022. (Miola et al., 2019 updated in 2021-2022)​

Finance & Stimulus

Methodology
Provides insight into indicators of fiscal and financial stress with options (INFF) for stimulus and other means to accelerate progress.

Data Sources
Most recent resource data from UNU-WIDER GRD (between 2018 and 2021), debt and revenue from IMF WEO (between 2020 and forecasts for 2023), external debt from IDS (2023), yields from Haver Analytics (8 June 2023), credit ratings from S&P, Moodys and FITCH (2023), and DSA ratings from World Bank/IMF (31 May 2023).