Côte d’Ivoire vs Kenya
Côte d’Ivoire vs Kenya: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $721M in Côte d’Ivoire and $1.36B in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by $634M, or 1.88 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher since 1964, when it overtook Côte d’Ivoire.
- In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 87 and Kenya ranked 73 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $721M | $1.36B |
| 2024 | $658M | $1.26B |
| 2023 | $706M | $1.14B |
| 2022 | $674M | $1.14B |
| 2021 | $663M | $1.16B |
| 2020 | $682M | $1.13B |
| 2019 | $628M | $1.15B |
| 2018 | $681M | $1.19B |
| 2017 | $596M | $1.16B |
| 2016 | $728M | $1.13B |
| 2015 | $691M | $1.05B |
| 2014 | $535M | $976M |
| 2013 | $443M | $1.07B |
| 2012 | $445M | $1.09B |
| 2011 | $366M | $962M |
| 2010 | $437M | $941M |
| 2009 | $457M | $887M |
| 2008 | $384M | $870M |
| 2007 | $384M | $911M |
| 2006 | $352M | $814M |
| 2005 | $340M | $823M |
| 2004 | $355M | $780M |
| 2003 | $337M | $791M |
| 2002 | – | $783M |
| 2001 | – | $728M |
| 2000 | – | $632M |
| 1999 | – | $589M |
| 1998 | – | $605M |
| 1997 | $178M | $642M |
| 1996 | $178M | $676M |
| 1995 | – | $578M |
| 1994 | $186M | $504M |
| 1993 | $211M | $605M |
| 1992 | $213M | $724M |
| 1991 | $217M | $968M |
| 1990 | $213M | $1.24B |
| 1989 | $223M | $1.22B |
| 1988 | $208M | $1.31B |
| 1987 | $215M | $1.36B |
| 1986 | $208M | $1.06B |
| 1985 | $214M | $884M |
| 1984 | $213M | $1.05B |
| 1983 | $211M | $1.28B |
| 1982 | $218M | $1.36B |
| 1981 | $206M | $1.35B |
| 1980 | $225M | $1.39B |
| 1979 | $225M | $1.71B |
| 1978 | $234M | $1.57B |
| 1977 | $171M | $1.21B |
| 1976 | $217M | $723M |
| 1975 | $190M | $504M |
| 1974 | $214M | $505M |
| 1973 | $162M | $467M |
| 1972 | $225M | $414M |
| 1971 | $186M | $325M |
| 1970 | $138M | $260M |
| 1969 | $128M | $246M |
| 1968 | $120M | $255M |
| 1967 | $121M | $250M |
| 1966 | $112M | $208M |
| 1965 | $113M | $165M |
| 1964 | $100M | $102M |
| 1963 | $72.7M | $32.2M |
| 1962 | $79.8M | – |
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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
Côte d’Ivoire vs Kenya
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Kenya: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Kenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Kenya: 3.51% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Kenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Kenya: 55.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Kenya: 1.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Kenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Kenya: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Kenya: 19.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Kenya: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Kenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Kenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Kenya: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Kenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Kenya: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Kenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Kenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Kenya: 117 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCôte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971Kenya: 2 million TIV in 1993