International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: International tourism, expenditures was 315.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Cote d'Ivoire, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Cote d'Ivoire is 315.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 55.1% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 702.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 289.00 million current US$, in 2001.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 106th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 312.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 347.00 million current US$ | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 317.00 million current US$ | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 331.00 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 337.00 million current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 291.00 million current US$ | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 289.00 million current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 490.00 million current US$ | +69.6% |
| 2003 | 551.00 million current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 571.00 million current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 549.00 million current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 583.00 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 606.00 million current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 612.00 million current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 589.00 million current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 569.00 million current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 580.00 million current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 560.00 million current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 583.00 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 625.00 million current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 560.00 million current US$ | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 491.00 million current US$ | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 564.00 million current US$ | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 625.00 million current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 702.00 million current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 315.00 million current US$ | -55.1% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 315.00 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 272.00 million current US$, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 315.00 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 128.50 million current US$, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures in Cote d'Ivoire changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +69.6% | 289.00 million current US$ | 490.00 million current US$ |
| 2020 | -55.1% | 702.00 million current US$ | 315.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 328.80 million current US$ | 312.00 million current US$ | 347.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 513.10 million current US$ | 289.00 million current US$ | 612.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 585.90 million current US$ | 491.00 million current US$ | 702.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 315.00 million current US$ | 315.00 million current US$ | 315.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More private sector data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 19.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 28.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 38.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Cote d'Ivoire?
- International tourism, expenditures in Cote d'Ivoire was 315.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 702.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 289.00 million current US$ in 2001.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 106th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.