Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) was -11.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Côte d'Ivoire, 2005–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded -11.4% for current account balance as a proportion of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.9% on the previous year and down 670.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 7.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -11.4%, in 2023.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 178th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.2% | — |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +1048.4% |
| 2007 | -0.5% | -125.5% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -374.8% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +260.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -72.2% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +445.9% |
| 2012 | -0.9% | -112.2% |
| 2013 | -1.5% | +67.6% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -170.6% |
| 2015 | -0.4% | -142.0% |
| 2016 | -0.9% | +94.7% |
| 2017 | -2.0% | +133.4% |
| 2018 | -3.9% | +95.4% |
| 2019 | -2.2% | -42.8% |
| 2020 | -3.1% | +40.2% |
| 2021 | -3.9% | +26.0% |
| 2022 | -7.6% | +92.6% |
| 2023 | -11.4% | +49.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Côte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1048.4% | 0.2% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | -0.5% | 4.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -3.9% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.5% | -11.4% | -3.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 175 Cayman Islands -9.8% compare
- 176 Mongolia -10.4% compare
- 177 Mozambique -11.0% compare
- 178 Cote d'Ivoire -11.4% compare
- 180 Vanuatu -12.1% compare
- 181 Rwanda -12.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 10.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 4.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, annual 14.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 10.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Côte d'Ivoire was -11.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.4% in 2023.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current account balance as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 670.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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