External debt, end year in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: External debt, end year was 5.30 trillion current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
External debt, end year in Cote d'Ivoire, 1987–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 5.30 trillion current LCU for external debt, end year in 2011.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 8.47 trillion current LCU in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.48 trillion current LCU, in 1987.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 6th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
External debt, end year in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2.48 trillion current LCU | — |
| 1988 | 2.73 trillion current LCU | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 2.90 trillion current LCU | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 3.16 trillion current LCU | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 3.45 trillion current LCU | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 3.75 trillion current LCU | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 4.18 trillion current LCU | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 7.83 trillion current LCU | +87.3% |
| 1995 | 7.88 trillion current LCU | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 8.47 trillion current LCU | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 8.39 trillion current LCU | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 7.72 trillion current LCU | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 6.57 trillion current LCU | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 6.61 trillion current LCU | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.72 trillion current LCU | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.81 trillion current LCU | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.71 trillion current LCU | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 6.22 trillion current LCU | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 5.97 trillion current LCU | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 5.74 trillion current LCU | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 5.52 trillion current LCU | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 5.30 trillion current LCU | -3.9% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 5.30 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 103.62 billion current LCU, 51.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 5.30 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.85 billion current LCU, 49.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt, end year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +87.3% | 4.18 trillion current LCU | 7.83 trillion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.70 trillion current LCU | 2.48 trillion current LCU | 2.90 trillion current LCU | 3 |
| 1990s | 6.09 trillion current LCU | 3.16 trillion current LCU | 8.47 trillion current LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.42 trillion current LCU | 5.74 trillion current LCU | 6.81 trillion current LCU | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.41 trillion current LCU | 5.30 trillion current LCU | 5.52 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More science & technology data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 183.88 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.84 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 58.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 168.56 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 391.71 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Cote d'Ivoire?
- External debt, end year in Cote d'Ivoire was 5.30 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 8.47 trillion current LCU in 1996.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 trillion current LCU in 1987.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for external debt, end year?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.