Cote d'Ivoire vs Guinea: Government spending as share of GDP

Cote d'Ivoire
20.4%
in 2024
Guinea
20.6%
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire rank
120th
Guinea rank
119th

Government spending as share of GDP over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Guinea
05101520199020072024

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 20.6% against 20.4% in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 120th and Guinea ranks 119th of 151 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 14.5% 11.5% 3.0% Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 13.5% 12.9% 0.7% Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 16.2% 18.1% 1.9% Guinea
2020s 20.9% 17.3% 3.5% Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending as share of gdp, Cote d'Ivoire or Guinea?
Guinea, at 20.6% against 20.4% in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2024.
What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp between Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea?
0.2%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea rank globally for government spending as share of gdp?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 120th and Guinea ranks 119th of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government spending as share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
151 places, 9,265 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.