Côte d'Ivoire vs Switzerland: Military spending as a share of GDP
Côte d'Ivoire
0.8%
in 2025
Switzerland
0.8%
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
140th
Switzerland rank
141st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Switzerland
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Switzerland ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 140th and Switzerland ranks 141st of 166 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 2.4% | 1.2% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 2.0% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 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 Switzerland?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Côte d'Ivoire and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Switzerland?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Switzerland rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 140th and Switzerland ranks 141st of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – 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
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.