External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP was 5.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP in Côte d'Ivoire, 1960–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 5.0% for external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 533.7% on the previous year and up 151.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 14.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, -7.1%, in 1981.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.3% | — |
| 1961 | 7.2% | -36.6% |
| 1962 | 8.6% | +20.3% |
| 1963 | 10.4% | +20.5% |
| 1964 | 11.2% | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 6.7% | -40.0% |
| 1966 | 7.7% | +15.1% |
| 1967 | 7.4% | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 12.7% | +70.9% |
| 1969 | 9.7% | -23.7% |
| 1970 | 6.7% | -31.3% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | -43.2% |
| 1972 | 4.5% | +19.1% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | -44.0% |
| 1974 | 7.3% | +190.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -98.0% |
| 1976 | 5.5% | +3720.4% |
| 1977 | 6.3% | +14.6% |
| 1978 | -0.9% | -114.5% |
| 1979 | -3.1% | +234.6% |
| 1980 | -6.2% | +101.9% |
| 1981 | -7.1% | +15.1% |
| 1982 | -2.9% | -59.2% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -142.7% |
| 1984 | 13.5% | +990.8% |
| 1985 | 14.4% | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 9.3% | -35.2% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | -59.1% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | -31.8% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | +53.7% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -33.9% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +25.4% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +217.2% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | -34.8% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -54.8% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -29.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -69.1% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +121.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -61.0% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +196.3% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +273.6% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -38.1% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -48.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -56.7% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +112.5% |
| 2007 | -0.4% | -122.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -119.3% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +4688.7% |
| 2010 | -0.5% | -111.4% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -1334.1% |
| 2012 | -0.3% | -105.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -90.5% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -8362.2% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -24.2% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | -0.6% | -127.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -201.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -93.3% |
| 2021 | -0.5% | -1277.1% |
| 2022 | -4.3% | +730.6% |
| 2023 | -3.9% | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -120.0% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +533.7% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 5.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -9.2%. (45 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 5.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -6.9%. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External balance on goods and services as a percent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +8362.2% | -0.0% | 2.6% |
| 2009 | +4688.7% | 0.1% | 4.2% |
| 1976 | +3720.4% | 0.1% | 5.5% |
| 2011 | +1334.1% | -0.5% | 5.8% |
| 2021 | -1277.1% | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | +990.8% | 1.2% | 13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 6.7% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | -3.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | -7.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 0.7% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | -0.4% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | -0.6% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -4.3% | 5.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More economy & growth data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 227.78 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.13 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.12 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 25.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 97.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0871 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 265.63 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp in Côte d'Ivoire?
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp in Côte d'Ivoire was 5.0% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 1985.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.1% in 1981.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.