Cote d'Ivoire vs Lebanon: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

Cote d'Ivoire
18.38 billion current US$
in 2023
Lebanon
18.02 billion current US$
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
82nd
Lebanon rank
84th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Lebanon
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B196019912023

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 18.38 billion current US$ against 18.02 billion current US$ in Lebanon, a difference of 367.50 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lebanon ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 82nd and Lebanon ranks 84th of 206 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Lebanon Difference Ahead
1960s 221.25 million current US$ 397.35 million current US$ 176.10 million current US$ Lebanon
1970s 452.11 million current US$ 764.17 million current US$ 312.07 million current US$ Lebanon
1980s 1.77 billion current US$ 2.53 billion current US$ 756.01 million current US$ Lebanon
1990s 2.40 billion current US$ 5.35 billion current US$ 2.95 billion current US$ Lebanon
2000s 4.76 billion current US$ 9.85 billion current US$ 5.08 billion current US$ Lebanon
2010s 9.62 billion current US$ 20.43 billion current US$ 10.81 billion current US$ Lebanon
2020s 14.93 billion current US$ 15.59 billion current US$ 664.50 million current US$ Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Cote d'Ivoire or Lebanon?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 18.38 billion current US$ against 18.02 billion current US$ in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Cote d'Ivoire and Lebanon?
367.50 million current US$, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Lebanon?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Lebanon rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 82nd and Lebanon ranks 84th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.