hib ition ▁of ▁N uc lear ▁We ap ons . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁has , ▁for ▁the ▁region , ▁a ▁relatively ▁high ▁income ▁per ▁cap ita ▁( US $ 1 , 6 6 2 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁and ▁plays ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁trans it ▁trade ▁for ▁neighbor ing , ▁land locked ▁countries . ▁The ▁country ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁economy ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁African ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Mon et ary ▁Union , ▁const itut ing ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁mon et ary ▁union ' s ▁total ▁G DP . ▁The ▁country ▁is ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁exp orter ▁of ▁c ocoa ▁be ans , ▁and ▁the ▁fourth - larg est ▁exp orter ▁of ▁goods , ▁in ▁general , ▁in ▁sub - S ah aran ▁Africa ▁( follow ing ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Niger ia , ▁and ▁Ang ola ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁c ocoa - bean ▁far mers ▁earned ▁$ 2 . 5 3 ▁billion ▁for ▁c ocoa ▁exports ▁and ▁were ▁project ed ▁to ▁produce ▁ 6 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁metric ▁tons ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁H ers he y ▁Company , ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁c ocoa ▁be ans ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁rise ▁dram atically ▁in ▁up coming ▁years . ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁also ▁has ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁rub ber ▁far mers ▁who ▁earned ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 1 0 5 ▁million