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

Côte d'Ivoire
1.2%
in 2019
Maldives
1.2%
in 2016
Côte d'Ivoire rank
94th
Maldives rank
92nd

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Maldives
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Maldives ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 94th and Maldives ranks 92nd of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9% 13.5% 12.6% Maldives
1970s 1.0% 7.4% 6.4% Maldives
1980s 0.9% 1.9% 1.0% Maldives
1990s 0.6% 2.9% 2.3% Maldives
2000s 0.9% 2.3% 1.4% Maldives
2010s 1.4% 1.4% 0.0% 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 Maldives?
Maldives, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2016.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Côte d'Ivoire and Maldives?
0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Maldives?
52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2016.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Maldives rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 94th and Maldives ranks 92nd 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).