Benin vs Côte d'Ivoire: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Benin
0.0072 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire
0.0076 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Benin rank
138th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
136th

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP over time

  • Benin
  • Côte d'Ivoire
0.0050.010.0150.020.025196019922024

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 0.0076 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0072 current USD per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 0.0004 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Benin ranks 138th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 136th of 166 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Côte d'Ivoire in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Côte d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0127 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0126 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current USD per US$ of GDP Benin
1970s 0.0121 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0123 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current USD per US$ of GDP Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 0.0183 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0114 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0069 current USD per US$ of GDP Benin
1990s 0.0167 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0133 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0034 current USD per US$ of GDP Benin
2000s 0.0067 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0105 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0038 current USD per US$ of GDP Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 0.007 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0107 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0037 current USD per US$ of GDP Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 0.0062 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0086 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0024 current USD per US$ of GDP Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Benin or Côte d'Ivoire?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 0.0076 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0072 current USD per US$ of GDP in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?
0.0004 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?
47 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Benin and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Benin ranks 138th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 136th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP
Unit
current USD per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,381 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.