Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 53.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Cote d'Ivoire, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures imports in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 53.2%.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 77.7% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2008.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 150th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 73.9% | — |
| 1963 | 75.3% | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 76.1% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 74.2% | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 71.2% | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 75.8% | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 75.6% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 77.7% | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 76.7% | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 75.0% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 70.9% | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 71.8% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 65.4% | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 68.3% | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 70.1% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 71.4% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 73.9% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 69.7% | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 54.3% | -22.2% |
| 1982 | 55.9% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 57.6% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 57.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 56.6% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 58.4% | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 59.9% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 59.3% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | -22.1% |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 57.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +24.5% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 60.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 53.7% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 51.2% | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 53.2% | +3.9% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 53.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.5%, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 53.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.3%, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.0% | 71.2% | 77.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 71.3% | 65.4% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.3% | 54.3% | 57.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 57.5% | 53.1% | 59.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 42.3% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 44.1% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 51.2% | 58.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More private sector data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.7% (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 manufactures imports in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Manufactures imports in Cote d'Ivoire was 53.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 1969.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2008.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for manufactures imports?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 150th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 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.