Gross public investment in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Gross public investment was 6.1% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Gross public investment in Côte d'Ivoire, 1965–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 6.1% for gross public investment in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.5% on the previous year and up 229.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 13.3% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2001.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 34th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 6.6% | — |
| 1966 | 6.7% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 7.3% | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 6.1% | -17.3% |
| 1969 | 6.4% | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 7.2% | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 7.6% | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 6.1% | -19.9% |
| 1973 | 6.8% | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 6.3% | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | +45.5% |
| 1976 | 9.5% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 10.8% | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 13.3% | +23.9% |
| 1979 | 13.3% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 11.4% | -14.3% |
| 1981 | 10.5% | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 12.2% | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | -12.7% |
| 1984 | 4.4% | -58.8% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 5.1% | +30.6% |
| 1988 | 4.7% | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | -18.1% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | +45.7% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | +32.5% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | -45.1% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -29.9% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -34.4% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +73.2% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +53.3% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +32.5% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 6.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 6.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.9%, 78% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 6.1% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 3.7% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 3.4% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 2 |
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 gross public investment in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Gross public investment in Côte d'Ivoire was 6.1% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 1978.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2001.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for gross public investment?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 34th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 229.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.