Travel services in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Travel services was 6.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Côte d'Ivoire, 2005–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Côte d'Ivoire is 6.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 15.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2020.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Travel services in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.6% | — |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -42.8% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -1.3% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 6.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 6.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.2%, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -42.8% | 11.7% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.3% | 15.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 7.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 170 Gambia 7.0% compare
- 171 Burkina Faso 7.0% compare
- 172 Eswatini 6.8% compare
- 174 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.8% compare
- 175 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.6% compare
- 176 Togo 5.2% compare
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 travel services in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Travel services in Côte d'Ivoire was 6.7% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2020.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for travel services?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 173rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.