Côte d'Ivoire: Goods and services expense (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Côte d'Ivoire's goods and services expense (current LCU) fell 1.7% on 2022 (from 1.44 trillion to 1.42 trillion).

Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2022), the average change was +12.1% and a typical year strayed about 23.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 56.7% in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 39.3% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 102.43 billion a year. A straight line explains 76% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Côte d'Ivoire had the 3rd highest value of the 16 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Côte d'Ivoire in the 2023 ranking

• Cambodia — 1st of 16: 3.39 trillion
• Kazakhstan — 2nd of 16: 3.35 trillion
• Kenya — 4th of 16: 893.68 billion
• Iceland — 5th of 16: 300.99 billion
• Sri Lanka — 6th of 16: 299.7 billion

What this measures

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 23 values

Goods and services expense (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 5.12 trillion (2024)
• Botswana — 17.92 billion (2023)
• Burkina Faso — 313.6 billion (2024)
• Burundi — 178.07 billion (2021)
• Cabo Verde — 11.14 billion (2020)
• Cameroon — 1.04 trillion (2021)
• Central African Republic — 51.58 billion (2021)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 4.84 trillion (2022)
• Congo, Rep. — 359 billion (2021)
• Equatorial Guinea — 239.4 billion (2022)

More public sector data for Côte d'Ivoire

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 759.44 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 441.6 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 0.77% (2025)
• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 15 million (2025)
• Taxes on exports (current LCU) — 995.2 billion (2023)
• Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue) — 15.58% (2023)
• Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) — 2.44 trillion (2023)
• Taxes on goods and services (% of industry and services value added) — 6.54% (2023)
• Customs and other import duties (current LCU) — 756.49 billion (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Côte d'Ivoire's goods and services expense (current LCU)?

1.42 trillion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2001?

It is up 581.81% from 208.27 billion in 2001 (9.12% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.44 trillion in 2022 and the lowest 208.27 billion in 2001.

How does Côte d'Ivoire rank?

3rd highest of 16 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in goods and services expense (current LCU) unusual for Côte d'Ivoire?

In 2023, Côte d'Ivoire's goods and services expense (current LCU) fell 1.7% on 2022 (from 1.44 trillion to 1.42 trillion). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2022), the average change was +12.1% and a typical year strayed about 23.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.XPN.GSRV.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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