Merchandise trade in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Merchandise trade was 47.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Côte d'Ivoire, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 47.9% for merchandise trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 71.1% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2020.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 115th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.7% | — |
| 1961 | 58.6% | +11.0% |
| 1962 | 54.1% | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 52.6% | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 57.7% | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 55.8% | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 55.2% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 54.4% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 57.1% | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 58.9% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 54.1% | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 54.5% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 62.5% | +14.7% |
| 1974 | 71.1% | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 59.3% | -16.6% |
| 1976 | 62.8% | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 62.5% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 58.8% | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 54.7% | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 60.0% | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 58.3% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 59.9% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 57.5% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 61.4% | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 70.9% | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 59.1% | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 54.3% | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 47.3% | -13.0% |
| 1989 | 50.4% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 47.9% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 45.6% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 46.9% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 56.0% | +33.6% |
| 1995 | 61.2% | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 40.7% | -33.6% |
| 1997 | 40.1% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 38.7% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 40.1% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 38.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 56.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 40.2% | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | +20.2% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 47.9% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.6% | 52.6% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.9% | 54.1% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.9% | 47.3% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 38.7% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 38.4% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 38.4% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 36.5% | 48.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More private sector data for Côte d'Ivoire
- 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$), annual growth rate 38.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 589.24 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Merchandise trade in Côte d'Ivoire was 47.9% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2020.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for merchandise trade?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 115th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.