Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 41.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Cote d'Ivoire, 2005–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 41.5% for travel services in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 48.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2005.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 92nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.4% | — |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +30.9% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +96.0% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -40.8% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | +32.9% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 41.5% | -2.1% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 41.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.7%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 41.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.9%, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +96.0% | 24.5% | 48.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.4% | 15.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 19.6% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 23.7% | 42.4% | 5 |
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 travel services in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Travel services in Cote d'Ivoire was 41.5% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2005.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for travel services?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 92nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.