Cote d'Ivoire vs Gabon: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary)
Cote d'Ivoire
19.2%
in 2025
Gabon
18.2%
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
155th
Gabon rank
158th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Gabon
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 19.2% against 18.2% in Gabon, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 155th and Gabon ranks 158th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 23.9% | 19.8% | 4.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 20.0% | 0.8% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 19.5% | 1.1% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 16.4% | 2.6% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 31.1% | 10.1% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.6% | 0.5% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Cote d'Ivoire or Gabon?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 19.2% against 18.2% in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Cote d'Ivoire and Gabon?
- 1.0%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Gabon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Gabon rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 155th and Gabon ranks 158th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).