Angola vs Côte d’Ivoire
Angola vs Côte d’Ivoire: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 52.9% of GDP in Angola and 57.2% of GDP in Côte d’Ivoire, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 4.3 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Angola.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Angola.
- In 2025, Angola ranked 75 and Côte d’Ivoire ranked 63 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Angola at 55.1% of GDP and Côte d’Ivoire at 50.9% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Angola | Côte d’Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.9 | 57.2 |
| 2024 | 55 | 59.5 |
| 2023 | 75.7 | 56.7 |
| 2022 | 57.4 | 56 |
| 2021 | 75.5 | 50.2 |
| 2020 | 119.8 | 46.3 |
| 2019 | 100.8 | 37.2 |
| 2018 | 81.6 | 35.3 |
| 2017 | 59.6 | 32.6 |
| 2016 | 65.7 | 31.1 |
| 2015 | 50.4 | 29.2 |
| 2014 | 35.3 | 26.7 |
| 2013 | 29.5 | 24.6 |
| 2012 | 23.8 | 24.7 |
| 2011 | 26.3 | 50 |
| 2010 | 32.6 | 45.6 |
| 2009 | 48.5 | 46.5 |
| 2008 | 28.1 | 51.2 |
| 2007 | 18.8 | 53.5 |
| 2006 | 16.7 | 57.5 |
| 2005 | 29.9 | 58.2 |
| 2004 | 41.6 | 56.7 |
| 2003 | 50.8 | 56.4 |
| 2002 | 65.1 | 63 |
| 2001 | 100.2 | 71.2 |
| 2000 | 118.2 | 74 |
| 1999 | – | 78 |
| 1998 | – | 75.2 |
| 1997 | – | 84.2 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Angola | Côte d’Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51.5 | 57.8 |
| 2027 | 53.4 | 56.9 |
| 2028 | 53 | 55.3 |
| 2029 | 53.5 | 53.7 |
| 2030 | 54.1 | 52.2 |
| 2031 | 55.1 | 50.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Angola vs Côte d’Ivoire
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAngola: 71.5% in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAngola: $1.26B in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAngola: 2 million TIV in 2002Côte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971