What is the difference in military expenditure between Bangladesh and Côte d'Ivoire?

66.66 billion current LCU, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Côte d'Ivoire?

46 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Côte d'Ivoire: Military expenditure

Bangladesh

465.89 billion current LCU

in 2024

Côte d'Ivoire

399.23 billion current LCU

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

39th

Côte d'Ivoire rank

41st

Military expenditure over time

Bangladesh
Côte d'Ivoire

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 465.89 billion current LCU against 399.23 billion current LCU in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 66.66 billion current LCU.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 39th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 41st of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Côte d'Ivoire in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Côte d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.39 billion current LCU	13.25 billion current LCU	11.86 billion current LCU	Côte d'Ivoire
1980s	6.72 billion current LCU	31.93 billion current LCU	25.20 billion current LCU	Côte d'Ivoire
1990s	20.12 billion current LCU	45.32 billion current LCU	25.20 billion current LCU	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	59.70 billion current LCU	149.51 billion current LCU	89.81 billion current LCU	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	214.66 billion current LCU	267.96 billion current LCU	53.29 billion current LCU	Côte d'Ivoire
2020s	414.97 billion current LCU	378.97 billion current LCU	36.01 billion current LCU	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Bangladesh or Côte d'Ivoire?: Bangladesh, at 465.89 billion current LCU against 399.23 billion current LCU in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Bangladesh and Côte d'Ivoire?: 66.66 billion current LCU, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Côte d'Ivoire?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for military expenditure?: Bangladesh ranks 39th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 41st of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 8,265 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)