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Tourism in Ivory Coast: visitors, hotels and air traffic

Visitor arrivals, hotel activity and air traffic in Ivory Coast, from official statistics and operators.

Updated November 5, 2026

The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace across the lake in Yamoussoukro, in 2017
The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace across the lake in Yamoussoukro, in 2017. Photo: Gregor Rom / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

This page gathers the latest figures on this topic, each checked against its official source, and every Alama Report story on it. It is updated as new data comes out.

Latest figures

Abidjan airport passengers, annual
2,551,915 passengers · 2025
+0.6% from 2024
Source: Ministry of Transport chief of staff at national air transport workshop, 9 Apr 2026 (Ecofin, 15 Apr 2026)
Travel receipts (balance of payments), annual
286.6bn FCFA (€437mn) · 2024
Source: BCEAO, Balance des paiements et position extérieure globale 2024 – Côte d'Ivoire

Figures checked against their source. Euro equivalents at the fixed parity of 655.957 FCFA per euro.

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