Cameroon vs Côte d’Ivoire
Cameroon vs Côte d’Ivoire: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $580M in Cameroon and $721M in Côte d’Ivoire, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by $141M, or 1.24 times that in Cameroon.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Cameroon.
- In 2025, Cameroon ranked 96 and Côte d’Ivoire ranked 87 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Cameroon | Côte d’Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $580M | $721M |
| 2024 | $535M | $658M |
| 2023 | $477M | $706M |
| 2022 | $481M | $674M |
| 2021 | $484M | $663M |
| 2020 | $455M | $682M |
| 2019 | $510M | $628M |
| 2018 | $504M | $681M |
| 2017 | $509M | $596M |
| 2016 | $493M | $728M |
| 2015 | $453M | $691M |
| 2014 | $442M | $535M |
| 2013 | $440M | $443M |
| 2012 | $418M | $445M |
| 2011 | $389M | $366M |
| 2010 | $429M | $437M |
| 2009 | $401M | $457M |
| 2008 | $396M | $384M |
| 2007 | $382M | $384M |
| 2006 | $364M | $352M |
| 2005 | $336M | $340M |
| 2004 | $340M | $355M |
| 2003 | $319M | $337M |
| 2002 | $298M | – |
| 2001 | $275M | – |
| 2000 | $276M | – |
| 1999 | $284M | – |
| 1998 | $263M | – |
| 1997 | $232M | $178M |
| 1996 | $210M | $178M |
| 1995 | $207M | – |
| 1994 | $209M | $186M |
| 1993 | $256M | $211M |
| 1992 | $253M | $213M |
| 1991 | $262M | $217M |
| 1990 | $256M | $213M |
| 1989 | $247M | $223M |
| 1988 | $238M | $208M |
| 1987 | $258M | $215M |
| 1986 | $300M | $208M |
| 1985 | $335M | $214M |
| 1984 | $387M | $213M |
| 1983 | $384M | $211M |
| 1982 | $391M | $218M |
| 1981 | $335M | $206M |
| 1980 | $239M | $225M |
| 1979 | $234M | $225M |
| 1978 | $214M | $234M |
| 1977 | $202M | $171M |
| 1976 | $198M | $217M |
| 1975 | $188M | $190M |
| 1974 | $178M | $214M |
| 1973 | $176M | $162M |
| 1972 | $173M | $225M |
| 1971 | $177M | $186M |
| 1970 | $175M | $138M |
| 1969 | – | $128M |
| 1968 | – | $120M |
| 1967 | – | $121M |
| 1966 | – | $112M |
| 1965 | – | $113M |
| 1964 | – | $100M |
| 1963 | – | $72.7M |
| 1962 | – | $79.8M |
- Estimate
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
Cameroon vs Côte d’Ivoire
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025