International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) was 2.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Cote d'Ivoire, 2005–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Cote d'Ivoire is 2.5%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 54.3% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 7.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2020.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.4% | — |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -54.3% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 2.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 2.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.6%, 69% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 7.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
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)
- 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 in Cote d'Ivoire?
- International tourism, expenditures in Cote d'Ivoire was 2.5% 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 7.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2020.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.