Military spending as a share of GDP in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Military spending as a share of GDP was 1.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.2%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
94th
of 172 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2013
All-time low
0.3%
in 1960
Years of data
60
1960–2019
Military spending as a share of GDP in Côte d'Ivoire, 1960–2019
Source: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 1.2% for military spending as a share of gdp in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 1.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1960.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 94th out of 172 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3% | — |
| 1961 | 0.4% | +53.1% |
| 1962 | 0.7% | +74.7% |
| 1963 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8% | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | +15.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.9% | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | +12.4% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | -21.4% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +28.5% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | +18.5% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +37.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +36.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
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More economy & growth data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 725.71 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 12.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2477 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 755.59 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 144.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 439,699 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 15.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of gdp in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Military spending as a share of gdp in Côte d'Ivoire was 1.2% in 2019, according to Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1960.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 94th out of 172 countries with data for 2019.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).