In 2011, Côte d'Ivoire emerged battered from a post-electoral crisis which plunged the country into an economic decline of 4.1% of its GDP. Faced with this reality, the government under the leadership of the President of the Republic, H.E Alassane OUATTARA, decides to structure the reconstruction around a rigorous planning tool, the National Development Plan (PND) 2012-2015. This strategic document, aligned with the “Emerging Ivory Coast 2020” vision, constitutes the first national roadmap of the post-conflict era. The 2012-2015 PND is built around 5 strategic results, namely guaranteeing peace, security and good governance, increasing the creation of national wealth, improving access to basic social services, developing infrastructure and strengthening regional integration. These pillars reflect the dual urgency of the moment: the revival of the national economy while restoring the social fabric torn by conflicts.

Colossal financing mobilized on the international scene

The total cost of the plan is estimated at 11,076 billion FCFA, a colossal amount for a country in reconstruction. To mobilize these resources, the government is organizing a Consultative Group, during which public donors commit to providing 8.6 billion dollars for the period 2013-2015. Financing is based on a triptych combining State resources, national and foreign private investments, and support from technical and financial partners. The sectoral distribution of funds reflects the stated priorities. Thus, around 25% of investments are devoted to infrastructure, particularly roads, while 5.5% are allocated to the energy sector. Over the period 2012-2014, the budgetary resources allocated amounted to 1,679.3 billion FCFA, absorbed at 74.65%, while the overall financial execution rate of the PND reached 109.54%, a sign of dynamism in implementation, although uneven depending on the sectors.

Economic results beyond expectations

On the macroeconomic level, the results are spectacular. Côte d'Ivoire is returning to strong and sustained growth, posting an average annual rate of 9.6% of GDP over the period. This result propels the country among the fastest growing economies on the African continent. More than 2 million jobs have been created over these 4 years, demonstrating real dynamism in the productive fabric. In the agricultural sector, the National Agricultural Investment Program (PNIA) mobilizes 30% of the required investments, or 740 billion FCFA, making it possible to revive a sector on which the majority of the rural population depends. Major infrastructures are built or rehabilitated in the areas of transport, energy and housing, contributing to the progressive modernization of the living environment of Ivorians. pro-poor” progressed significantly, going from 1,080 billion FCFA in 2012 to 1,337 billion FCFA in 2013. This development reflects a stated political will to improve access to basic services, particularly in the areas of education, health and drinking water. However, financial execution remains uneven across strategic outcomes. For the result linked to governance, only 584.9 billion FCFA out of the 1,060.7 billion planned are mobilized, revealing institutional bottlenecks. Security and social cohesion, essential foundations of development, are progressing but remain fragile in certain regions. These gaps will fuel the reflections that will govern the development of the following PND, confirming that national planning is above all a process of continuous learning.

Let us remember that the PND 2012-2015 will go down in Ivorian economic history as the plan for rebirth. By restoring an economy devastated by 10 years of turbulence, he laid the foundations on which subsequent plans would be built. Its development and execution shows that strategic planning, backed by sincere mobilization of partners and rigorous governance, can profoundly transform a nation, even in the most adverse contexts.