Ghana vs Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana vs Côte d’Ivoire: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 2.4% of government spending in Ghana and 3.8% of government spending in Côte d’Ivoire, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 1.4 percentage points, or 1.57 times that in Ghana.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1997.
- In 2025, Ghana ranked 129 and Côte d’Ivoire ranked 111 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Ghana | Côte d’Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 5.2 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 5.9 |
| 2017 | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | 7.1 |
| 2015 | 2.1 | 7.5 |
| 2014 | 2.3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 1.9 | 6.3 |
| 2012 | 2.7 | 6.8 |
| 2011 | 2.2 | 7.6 |
| 2010 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
| 2009 | 1.9 | 8.7 |
| 2008 | 1.7 | 7.6 |
| 2007 | 2.1 | 7.8 |
| 2006 | 1.7 | 7.5 |
| 2005 | 1.9 | 7.8 |
| 2004 | 1.9 | 8.1 |
| 2003 | 2.3 | 7.9 |
| 2002 | 2.3 | – |
| 2001 | 1.8 | – |
| 2000 | 3.4 | – |
| 1999 | 2.8 | – |
| 1998 | 2.6 | – |
| 1997 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
| 1996 | 2.1 | – |
| 1995 | 2.4 | – |
| 1994 | 2.2 | – |
| 1993 | 2.3 | – |
| 1992 | 2.6 | – |
| 1991 | 3.3 | – |
| 1990 | 2.6 | – |
| 1989 | 2.3 | – |
| 1988 | 2.3 | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 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
Ghana vs Côte d’Ivoire
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGhana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGhana: 44.5% in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 43.9% in 2022
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGhana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGhana: $385M in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGhana: 16,000 people in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGhana: 19 million TIV in 2005Côte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971