International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 205.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Cote d'Ivoire, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 205.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.8% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 474.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 187.00 million current US$, in 2001.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 107th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 190.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 221.00 million current US$ | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 200.00 million current US$ | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 213.00 million current US$ | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 222.00 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 189.00 million current US$ | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 187.00 million current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 358.00 million current US$ | +91.4% |
| 2003 | 387.00 million current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 381.00 million current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 354.00 million current US$ | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 373.00 million current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 372.00 million current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 356.00 million current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 343.00 million current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 352.00 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 380.00 million current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 364.00 million current US$ | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 381.00 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 402.00 million current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 357.00 million current US$ | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 372.00 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 386.50 million current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 416.00 million current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 474.00 million current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 205.00 million current US$ | -56.8% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 205.00 million current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 186.00 million current US$, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 205.00 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.25 million current US$, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) 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 | +91.4% | 187.00 million current US$ | 358.00 million current US$ |
| 2020 | -56.8% | 474.00 million current US$ | 205.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 209.20 million current US$ | 190.00 million current US$ | 222.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 330.00 million current US$ | 187.00 million current US$ | 387.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 388.45 million current US$ | 352.00 million current US$ | 474.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 205.00 million current US$ | 205.00 million current US$ | 205.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
- 104 Gabon 232.00 million current US$ compare
- 105 Haiti 217.00 million current US$ compare
- 106 Dominican Republic 214.00 million current US$ compare
- 107 Mauritius 205.00 million current US$ compare
- 109 Democratic Republic of Congo 204.00 million current US$ compare
- 110 Kenya 196.00 million current US$ compare
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Cote d'Ivoire?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Cote d'Ivoire was 205.00 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 for travel items recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 474.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 187.00 million current US$ in 2001.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 107th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.