Taxes on exports in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Taxes on exports was 15.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Taxes on exports in Cote d'Ivoire, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on exports in Cote d'Ivoire is 15.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.5% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 25.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1990.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 2nd of 76 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Taxes on exports in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.8% | — |
| 1995 | 17.2% | +856.8% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +30.6% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -29.6% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -22.6% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +45.5% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 15.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 31.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 15.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 42.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +856.8% | 1.8% | 17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 1.8% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 13.8% | 25.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 12.2% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 10.7% | 15.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
- 1 Honduras 16.3%
- 3 Kazakhstan 15.0% compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 12.6% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 11.2% compare
More public sector data for Cote d'Ivoire
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Taxes on exports in Cote d'Ivoire was 15.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1990.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for taxes on exports?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 2nd out of 76 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.