Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 55.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Cote d'Ivoire, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 55.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 75.4% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2006.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 32nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 75.4% | — |
| 1963 | 73.1% | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 70.5% | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 64.2% | -8.8% |
| 1966 | 67.3% | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 62.1% | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 65.6% | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 60.8% | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 67.7% | +11.4% |
| 1971 | 66.0% | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 58.2% | -11.8% |
| 1973 | 51.9% | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 63.0% | +21.4% |
| 1975 | 62.5% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 66.8% | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 71.2% | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 74.1% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 68.4% | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 64.7% | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 60.3% | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 58.5% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 68.0% | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 62.8% | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 62.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 58.1% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 59.1% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 47.2% | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 38.2% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 47.8% | +25.3% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 53.4% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 55.0% | +16.5% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 55.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 55.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.6%, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.4% | 60.8% | 75.4% | 8 |
| 1970s | 65.0% | 51.9% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.9% | 58.5% | 68.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 59.5% | 55.0% | 62.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 35.1% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 38.2% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 44.3% | 56.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More private sector data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 19.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 6.50 billion current US$ (2024)
- Manufactures exports 5.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 28.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.14 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 870.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2854 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Food exports in Cote d'Ivoire was 55.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 1962.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2006.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for food exports?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 32nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.