Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Cote d'Ivoire, 1962–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure in Cote d'Ivoire is 0.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 1.7% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1997.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 141st out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.3% | — |
| 1963 | 1.0% | -21.7% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | +14.5% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | +15.4% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | +27.0% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -33.3% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | +18.5% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -29.0% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +38.2% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +15.5% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -27.5% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -24.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -16.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +74.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -22.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -11.8% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 53% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.3%, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +74.4% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
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- 143 South Africa 0.7% compare
- 144 Mexico 0.7% compare
More public sector data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 15.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0939 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -95.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Military expenditure in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.8% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1972.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1997.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for military expenditure?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 141st out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product