Benin vs Côte d'Ivoire: Military expenditure
Benin
0.7%
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire
0.8%
in 2024
Benin rank
141st
Côte d'Ivoire rank
138th
Military expenditure over time
- Benin
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 141st and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 138th of 165 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Côte d'Ivoire in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Benin |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Benin or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 0.1%, 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?
- Benin ranks 141st and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 138th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product