Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 5.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures 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, manufactures exports in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 5.0%.
The figure is down 37.1% on the previous year and down 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 27.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1962.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 167th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.1% | — |
| 1963 | 2.9% | +172.0% |
| 1964 | 3.3% | +15.9% |
| 1965 | 5.3% | +60.0% |
| 1966 | 4.0% | -24.2% |
| 1967 | 5.5% | +35.8% |
| 1968 | 5.4% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 5.5% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 6.0% | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 5.6% | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 8.2% | +48.1% |
| 1973 | 7.6% | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 11.2% | +46.4% |
| 1976 | 7.0% | -37.1% |
| 1977 | 7.0% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 6.1% | -13.8% |
| 1979 | 7.8% | +28.6% |
| 1981 | 9.7% | +24.8% |
| 1982 | 10.1% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 10.7% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 9.3% | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | -30.0% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 16.9% | +178.4% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 21.3% | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | -32.6% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | +34.5% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | -22.0% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | -41.1% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | +177.9% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -39.6% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -34.1% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -35.5% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +36.0% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -41.2% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | -37.1% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 5.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 5.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +178.4% | 6.1% | 16.9% |
| 2013 | +177.9% | 9.9% | 27.6% |
| 1963 | +172.0% | 1.1% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 1.1% | 5.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 5.6% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 9.3% | 10.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 6.1% | 21.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 12.4% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 9.5% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 5.0% | 13.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
- 164 Kuwait 5.7% compare
- 165 Azerbaijan 5.3% compare
- 166 Malawi 5.1% compare
- 168 Mozambique 4.9% compare
- 169 Afghanistan 4.8% compare
- 170 Ecuador 4.6% 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)
- 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 manufactures exports in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Manufactures exports in Cote d'Ivoire was 5.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1962.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for manufactures exports?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.