Côte d'Ivoire's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) was 15.09 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 119.71% from 6.87 trillion in 2015 (8.19% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 15.09 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 8.41 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 6.87 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | 15.09 trillion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 4.15 trillion | 1996 |
| Average since 2016 | 10.04 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 4.15 trillion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Côte d'Ivoire's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) rose 15.8% on 2024 (from 13.04 trillion to 15.09 trillion).
Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2024), the average change was +4.6% and a typical year strayed about 9.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 27.7% in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 20.2% in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 919.15 billion a year. A straight line explains 94% 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 2025, Côte d'Ivoire had the 20th highest value of the 128 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 2025 ranking
- Tanzania — 16th of 128: 32.76 trillion
- Costa Rica — 17th of 128: 21.06 trillion
- Madagascar — 18th of 128: 15.46 trillion
- Mexico — 20th of 128: 12.02 trillion
- Pakistan — 21st of 128: 10.2 trillion
- Philippines — 22nd of 128: 8.76 trillion
What this measures
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 30 values
| Year | Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15,092,069,287,500 |
| 2024 | 13,035,999,899,000 |
| 2023 | 12,645,024,869,200 |
| 2022 | 11,630,134,881,400 |
| 2021 | 9,853,183,396,300 |
| 2020 | 8,413,331,809,500 |
| 2019 | 7,954,645,617,900 |
| 2018 | 7,625,698,433,300 |
| 2017 | 7,305,073,651,800 |
| 2016 | 6,872,000,000,000 |
Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 2.5 trillion (2024)
- Benin — 2.73 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 66.47 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 4.26 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 136.49 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 5.54 trillion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 287.93 billion (2025)
- Chad — 1.97 trillion (2025)
- Comoros — 183.97 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$75.51 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 43.94 trillion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 75.69% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$) — US$94.77 billion (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU) — 55.15 trillion (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (% of GDP) — 94.99% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$29.72 billion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU) — 17.29 trillion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 29.79% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Côte d'Ivoire's imports of goods and services (constant LCU)?
- 15.09 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1996?
- It is up 263.39% from 4.15 trillion in 1996 (4.55% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 15.09 trillion in 2025 and the lowest 4.15 trillion in 1996.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank?
- 20th highest of 128 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (constant LCU) unusual for Côte d'Ivoire?
- In 2025, Côte d'Ivoire's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) rose 15.8% on 2024 (from 13.04 trillion to 15.09 trillion). Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2024), the average change was +4.6% and a typical year strayed about 9.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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