Burundi vs Côte d’Ivoire
Burundi vs Côte d’Ivoire: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $169M in Burundi and $721M in Côte d’Ivoire, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by $552M, or 4.26 times that in Burundi.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1965.
- In 2025, Burundi ranked 124 and Côte d’Ivoire ranked 87 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Burundi | Côte d’Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $169M | $721M |
| 2024 | $172M | $658M |
| 2023 | $156M | $706M |
| 2022 | $110M | $674M |
| 2021 | $84.9M | $663M |
| 2020 | $88M | $682M |
| 2019 | $114M | $628M |
| 2018 | $84.5M | $681M |
| 2017 | $77.5M | $596M |
| 2016 | $90M | $728M |
| 2015 | $89.9M | $691M |
| 2014 | $87.8M | $535M |
| 2013 | $90.2M | $443M |
| 2012 | $87.5M | $445M |
| 2011 | – | $366M |
| 2010 | – | $437M |
| 2009 | – | $457M |
| 2008 | $81.5M | $384M |
| 2007 | $97.7M | $384M |
| 2006 | $97.3M | $352M |
| 2005 | $117M | $340M |
| 2004 | $122M | $355M |
| 2003 | $125M | $337M |
| 2002 | $123M | – |
| 2001 | $128M | – |
| 2000 | $96.8M | – |
| 1999 | $113M | – |
| 1998 | $107M | – |
| 1997 | $100M | $178M |
| 1996 | $92.8M | $178M |
| 1995 | $80.1M | – |
| 1994 | $96.2M | $186M |
| 1993 | $91.9M | $211M |
| 1992 | $92.9M | $213M |
| 1991 | $90.4M | $217M |
| 1990 | $88.3M | $213M |
| 1989 | $83.8M | $223M |
| 1988 | $74.8M | $208M |
| 1987 | $61.8M | $215M |
| 1986 | $68.8M | $208M |
| 1985 | $68.8M | $214M |
| 1984 | $65.8M | $213M |
| 1983 | $67.1M | $211M |
| 1982 | $75M | $218M |
| 1981 | $64.9M | $206M |
| 1980 | $67.4M | $225M |
| 1979 | $50M | $225M |
| 1978 | $58.1M | $234M |
| 1977 | $59M | $171M |
| 1976 | $43.1M | $217M |
| 1975 | $36M | $190M |
| 1974 | $37.5M | $214M |
| 1973 | $34M | $162M |
| 1972 | $24M | $225M |
| 1971 | $18.2M | $186M |
| 1970 | – | $138M |
| 1969 | $23.9M | $128M |
| 1968 | $19.3M | $120M |
| 1967 | $18.8M | $121M |
| 1966 | $17.9M | $112M |
| 1965 | $17M | $113M |
| 1964 | – | $100M |
| 1963 | – | $72.7M |
| 1962 | – | $79.8M |
- Estimate
- Highly uncertain
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 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
Burundi vs Côte d’Ivoire
Health
- Life expectancyBurundi: 63.7 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurundi: 4.7 per 100 live births in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurundi: 3.72% in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurundi: 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurundi: 13.7 million people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurundi: 2.71% a year in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurundi: 25.7% in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025
- Median ageBurundi: 15.9 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurundi: 2.5% in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurundi: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personBurundi: $16 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurundi: 31,000 people in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurundi: 0.59% of the labour force in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurundi: 2 million TIV in 2019Côte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025