Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote 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 Cote d'Ivoire, 2005–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cote 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.
That represents a change of 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 Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 7.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -11.4%, in 2023.
Cote 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 Cote 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% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's -11.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.8%, 13.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's -11.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -4.1%, 2.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Cote d'Ivoire
- 175 Cayman Islands -9.8% compare
- 176 Mongolia -10.4% compare
- 177 Mozambique -11.0% compare
- 178 Côte d'Ivoire -11.4% compare
- 180 Vanuatu -12.1% compare
- 181 Rwanda -12.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -8.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 76.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0281 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 85.61 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 68.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0205 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 62.51 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 20.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 98.24 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Cote 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 Cote 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.4% in 2023.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Cote 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 Cote 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 Cote 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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