Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World was 7.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World in Cote d'Ivoire, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 7.7% for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 112.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from economies in the arab world in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 8.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1986.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.5% | — |
| 1961 | 4.0% | -12.2% |
| 1962 | 4.3% | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 4.5% | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 4.6% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 4.9% | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 5.9% | +20.1% |
| 1967 | 5.7% | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 6.2% | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 4.8% | -23.2% |
| 1970 | 4.5% | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 2.3% | -48.4% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | -33.5% |
| 1973 | 3.7% | +136.7% |
| 1974 | 7.8% | +112.0% |
| 1975 | 5.4% | -31.1% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -59.0% |
| 1977 | 3.3% | +50.7% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 4.3% | +32.2% |
| 1982 | 6.7% | +57.1% |
| 1983 | 5.7% | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | -33.5% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -52.7% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -35.2% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | +35.2% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | +30.2% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | +21.6% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -16.8% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -26.4% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -30.7% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +44.8% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +56.7% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +60.2% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -38.2% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +59.5% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +8.1% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 7.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 7.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.2%, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 1.6% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 1.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.8% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.6% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.1% | 4 |
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 merchandise imports from economies in the arab world in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Merchandise imports from economies in the arab world in Cote d'Ivoire was 7.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from economies in the arab world recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from economies in the arab world recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1986.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from economies in the arab world rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.