Côte d'Ivoire vs Egypt: Military spending as a share of GDP

Côte d'Ivoire
1.2%
in 2019
Egypt
1.2%
in 2019
Côte d'Ivoire rank
94th
Egypt rank
93rd

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 94th and Egypt ranks 93rd of 172 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Egypt Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7% 7.0% 6.3% Egypt
1970s 1.0% 13.3% 12.3% Egypt
1980s 0.9% 6.1% 5.2% Egypt
1990s 0.6% 2.3% 1.7% Egypt
2000s 0.9% 2.1% 1.3% Egypt
2010s 1.4% 1.5% 0.1% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Côte d'Ivoire or Egypt?
Egypt, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Côte d'Ivoire and Egypt?
0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Egypt?
60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Egypt rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 94th and Egypt ranks 93rd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).