Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 22.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Cote d'Ivoire, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 22.7% for food imports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 25.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1978.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 44th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 18.9% | — |
| 1963 | 17.7% | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 17.7% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 18.3% | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 20.7% | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 15.8% | -23.5% |
| 1968 | 16.6% | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 14.8% | -10.8% |
| 1970 | 15.9% | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 16.1% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 17.3% | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 20.1% | +15.8% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | -14.1% |
| 1975 | 14.7% | -14.8% |
| 1976 | 13.4% | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 14.0% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 13.3% | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 15.0% | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 20.3% | +35.2% |
| 1982 | 19.3% | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 20.6% | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 17.2% | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 20.9% | +21.7% |
| 1996 | 18.6% | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 20.8% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +22.7% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -23.5% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +30.6% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -27.4% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | +21.3% |
| 2025 | 22.7% | +11.0% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 22.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 22.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.1%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.6% | 14.8% | 20.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 13.3% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.3% | 17.2% | 20.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 18.6% | 20.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 14.6% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 14.5% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 16.9% | 22.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More private sector data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 19.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 6.50 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 55.0% (2025)
- 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 imports in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Food imports in Cote d'Ivoire was 22.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1978.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for food imports?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 44th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.