Economy · Imports of goods and services · Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire’s imports of goods and services fell to 24.8% of GDP in 2025.
24.8% of GDP
2025
Down 0.46 pp from 2024.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
In plain words
24.8% of GDP
What it is. This measure adds up everything Côte d'Ivoire buys from abroad in a year, both physical goods and services such as transport, insurance and travel, and divides it by the size of the economy. Because the total is set against GDP, it shows how much of the country's spending and production leans on foreign supply. It records the value of purchases only, so it says nothing about whether the imports go into factories and roads or into consumption.
Neither way is good in itself. A higher share can reflect an economy that is open and bringing in machinery and materials for investment, while a lower share can reflect more local production or weaker demand. The direction therefore depends on what is bought and how it is paid for. The latest figure is 24.8% of GDP for 2025, down by 0.46 percentage points from 25.2% of GDP in 2024. Since 2016 the series has ranged from a low of 20.9% of GDP in 2020 to a high of 28.6% of GDP in 2022, so the latest reading sits close to the middle of that range.
Why it matters. For households, this share shapes how far the prices of imported fuel, food and manufactured goods follow world markets and the exchange rate. Firms that rely on foreign machinery and inputs feel it in their costs and in how easily they can invest. For the state, a share near a quarter of GDP means the trade balance and the supply of foreign currency stay part of everyday budget and financing decisions.
| Period | Imports of goods and services · Côte d’Ivoire |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 22.6% of GDP |
| 2017 | 23.2% of GDP |
| 2018 | 23.3% of GDP |
| 2019 | 22% of GDP |
| 2020 | 20.9% of GDP |
| 2021 | 22.8% of GDP |
| 2022 | 28.6% of GDP |
| 2023 | 26.4% of GDP |
| 2024 | 25.2% of GDP |
| 2025 | 24.8% of GDP |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Imports of goods and services, Côte d’Ivoire, 2025; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/imports/cote-divoire
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Imports of goods and services as a share of GDP. Unit: % of GDP.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.