Share of imports that come from China in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Share of imports that come from China was 19.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Cote d'Ivoire, 1964–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of imports that come from china in Cote d'Ivoire is 19.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 19.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1967.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 84th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.2% | — |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -37.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -38.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | +567.8% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | +187.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -61.1% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | +129.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -51.8% |
| 1984 | 4.4% | +530.7% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -55.0% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | +48.6% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -32.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -61.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -55.3% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +523.6% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +32.8% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -30.7% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +49.6% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +42.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +43.4% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +51.9% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +49.8% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +45.3% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +16.3% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | +20.4% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 19.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 19.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.0%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +567.8% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| 1984 | +530.7% | 0.7% | 4.4% |
| 1991 | +523.6% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 7.0% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.0% | 19.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
- 81 Nicaragua 19.9% compare
- 82 Burkina Faso 19.9% compare
- 83 Azerbaijan 19.6% compare
- 85 Syria 19.3% compare
- 86 French Polynesia 19.0% compare
- 87 Egypt 18.7% 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 share of imports that come from china in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Share of imports that come from china in Cote d'Ivoire was 19.6% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1967.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 84th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.