Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 3.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Cote d'Ivoire, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 3.6% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 298.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 3.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2003.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 71st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -27.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -33.9% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +54.7% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -19.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +55.5% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -42.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +32.6% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +69.1% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +36.4% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +16.5% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 3.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 3.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
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 foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Cote d'Ivoire was 3.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2003.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 71st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 298.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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