Guinea vs Côte d’Ivoire
Guinea vs Côte d’Ivoire: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $586M in Guinea and $721M in Côte d’Ivoire, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by $135M, or 1.23 times that in Guinea.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1980.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 94 and Côte d’Ivoire ranked 87 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Guinea | Côte d’Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $586M | $721M |
| 2024 | $563M | $658M |
| 2023 | $547M | $706M |
| 2022 | $526M | $674M |
| 2021 | $360M | $663M |
| 2020 | $336M | $682M |
| 2019 | $339M | $628M |
| 2018 | $364M | $681M |
| 2017 | $371M | $596M |
| 2016 | $354M | $728M |
| 2015 | $437M | $691M |
| 2014 | $407M | $535M |
| 2013 | $426M | $443M |
| 2012 | $413M | $445M |
| 2011 | – | $366M |
| 2010 | – | $437M |
| 2009 | – | $457M |
| 2008 | – | $384M |
| 2007 | – | $384M |
| 2006 | – | $352M |
| 2005 | – | $340M |
| 2004 | $276M | $355M |
| 2003 | $298M | $337M |
| 2002 | $384M | – |
| 2001 | $349M | – |
| 2000 | $172M | – |
| 1999 | $176M | – |
| 1998 | $134M | – |
| 1997 | $122M | $178M |
| 1996 | – | $178M |
| 1994 | $125M | $186M |
| 1993 | $122M | $211M |
| 1992 | $157M | $213M |
| 1991 | $197M | $217M |
| 1990 | – | $213M |
| 1989 | – | $223M |
| 1988 | – | $208M |
| 1987 | – | $215M |
| 1986 | – | $208M |
| 1985 | – | $214M |
| 1984 | – | $213M |
| 1983 | – | $211M |
| 1982 | $46M | $218M |
| 1981 | $56.2M | $206M |
| 1980 | $78.9M | $225M |
| 1979 | – | $225M |
| 1978 | – | $234M |
| 1977 | – | $171M |
| 1976 | – | $217M |
| 1975 | – | $190M |
| 1974 | – | $214M |
| 1973 | – | $162M |
| 1972 | – | $225M |
| 1971 | – | $186M |
| 1970 | – | $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
Guinea vs Côte d’Ivoire
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025