Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) was 22.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fuel imports in Cote d'Ivoire, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 22.5% for fuel imports in 2025.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel imports in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 35.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1964.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5.8% | — |
| 1963 | 5.1% | -11.4% |
| 1964 | 4.5% | -12.5% |
| 1965 | 5.6% | +23.7% |
| 1966 | 5.3% | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 5.5% | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 5.5% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 5.2% | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 4.8% | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 4.8% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 6.4% | +33.5% |
| 1973 | 4.6% | -27.5% |
| 1974 | 14.2% | +206.5% |
| 1975 | 13.9% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 12.8% | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 11.4% | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 9.6% | -16.1% |
| 1979 | 11.4% | +19.1% |
| 1981 | 22.0% | +93.1% |
| 1982 | 21.5% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 18.5% | -13.6% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | +18.6% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | +31.6% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | -26.9% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | -19.4% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | +24.5% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | +82.5% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | -22.1% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +34.1% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | -29.9% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -35.5% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +30.7% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +56.1% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 22.5% | -16.1% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 22.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 22.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.8%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +206.5% | 4.6% | 14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 5.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 4.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 18.5% | 22.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 14.9% | 25.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 17.3% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 14.7% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 17.2% | 26.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
- 27 Mongolia 22.9% compare
- 28 Mauritius 22.9% compare
- 29 Afghanistan 22.7% compare
- 31 Moldova 22.4% compare
- 32 New Caledonia 22.3% compare
- 33 South Korea 22.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2025)
- Fuel exports 8.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 0.7% (2025)
- Gas production 28.06 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 878.71 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 28.06 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 878.71 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel imports in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Fuel imports in Cote d'Ivoire was 22.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest fuel imports recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest fuel imports recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1964.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for fuel imports?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fuel imports rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.