Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) was 22.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Cote d'Ivoire, 1998–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 22.1% for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 112.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 22.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2009.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 21st out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.1% | — |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +123.9% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +35.1% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +44.3% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +7.8% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 22.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1%, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 22.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.3%, 2.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +123.9% | 4.6% | 10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 4.6% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 8.0% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 22.1% | 22.1% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.49 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.49 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Cote d'Ivoire was 22.1% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2009.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 21st out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.