Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 20.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Côte d'Ivoire, 1997–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Côte d'Ivoire is 20.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 21.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2001.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 120th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.2% | — |
| 1998 | 14.6% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | +22.3% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 13.7% | 15.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.4% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 13.2% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.4% | 21.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 117 Myanmar 20.7% compare
- 118 Djibouti 20.6% compare
- 119 Guinea 20.6% compare
- 121 Papua New Guinea 20.4% compare
- 122 Guinea-Bissau 20.4% compare
- 123 Antigua and Barbuda 19.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 754,466 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 14.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9186 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 2,802 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 10.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 534.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 1.63 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 6.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7505 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Côte d'Ivoire was 20.4% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2001.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 120th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.