Côte d'Ivoire vs Gabon: Military spending as a share of GDP
Côte d'Ivoire
1.2%
in 2019
Gabon
1.1%
in 2019
Côte d'Ivoire rank
94th
Gabon rank
97th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Gabon
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Gabon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 94th and Gabon ranks 97th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 1.9% | 1.0% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Côte d'Ivoire |
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 Gabon?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Gabon as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon?
- 0.1%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 94th and Gabon ranks 97th 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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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).