Gross external debt, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Gross external debt, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and) was 33.29 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Gross external debt, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and) in Cote d'Ivoire, 2000–2027
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 33.29 for gross external debt, percent of gdp (balance of payments and) in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross external debt, percent of gdp (balance of payments and) in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 75.75 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.53, in 2014.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Gross external debt, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.75 | — |
| 2001 | 72.21 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 60.82 | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 55.51 | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 53.64 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 48.25 | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 52.86 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 49.04 | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 40.94 | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 38.21 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 34.01 | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 34.78 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 12.94 | -62.8% |
| 2013 | 12.67 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 12.53 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.97 | +27.5% |
| 2016 | 16.24 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 19.82 | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 24.23 | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 27.35 | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 33.79 | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 30.63 | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 35.57 | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 36.3 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 37.31 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 35.73 | -4.3% |
| 2026 | 34.31 | -4.0% |
| 2027 | 33.29 | -3.0% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 33.29 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.53, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 33.29 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30.44, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross external debt, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -62.8% | 34.78 | 12.94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.72 | 38.21 | 75.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.05 | 12.53 | 34.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.61 | 30.63 | 37.31 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More external debt data for Cote d'Ivoire
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 144.44 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 4.52 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0017 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 236.68 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 939.78 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 29.43 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0108 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 13.58 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 19.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross external debt, percent of gdp (balance of payments and) in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Gross external debt, percent of gdp (balance of payments and) in Cote d'Ivoire was 33.29 in 2027, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross external debt, percent of gdp (balance of payments and) recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 75.75 in 2000.
- What is the lowest gross external debt, percent of gdp (balance of payments and) recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.53 in 2014.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for gross external debt, percent of gdp (balance of payments and)?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2027.
- Is gross external debt, percent of gdp (balance of payments and) rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross external debt, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Data for the REO for sub-Saharan Africa are prepared in conjunction with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises, spring and fall.