Côte d’Ivoire vs Liberia

Côte d’Ivoire vs Liberia: Military spending in US dollars

Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $721M in Côte d’Ivoire and $40.3M in Liberia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by $681M, or 18 times that in Liberia.

US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI

Côte d’Ivoire vs Liberia: Military spending in US dollarsMilitary spending in US dollars in 2025: $721M in Côte d’Ivoire and $40.3M in Liberia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by $681M, or 18 times that in Liberia.
Côte d’IvoireLiberiaSIPRI estimate

What the numbers say

  • Côte d’Ivoire has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2004.
  • In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 87 and Liberia ranked 139 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI

YearCôte d’IvoireLiberia
2025$721M$40.3M
2024$658M$33.8M
2023$706M$67.7M
2022$674M$62.2M
2021$663M$38.1M
2020$682M$17.8M
2019$628M$20.9M
2018$681M$27.2M
2017$596M$33.8M
2016$728M$41.9M
2015$691M$45.9M
2014$535M$48.6M
2013$443M$55.5M
2012$445M$60M
2011$366M$56M
2010$437M$38.7M
2009$457M$34.9M
2008$384M$20.4M
2007$384M$19.5M
2006$352M$25.8M
2005$340M$58.8M
2004$355M$25M
2003$337M–
1997$178M–
1996$178M–
1994$186M–
1993$211M–
1992$213M–
1991$217M–
1990$213M–
1989$223M–
1988$208M–
1987$215M–
1986$208M–
1985$214M–
1984$213M–
1983$211M–
1982$218M–
1981$206M–
1980$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–
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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.

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