Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria
Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $721M in Côte d’Ivoire and $1.76B in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by $1.03B, or 2.44 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1962.
- In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 87 and Nigeria ranked 66 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $721M | $1.76B |
| 2024 | $658M | $1.14B |
| 2023 | $706M | $1.78B |
| 2022 | $674M | $1.48B |
| 2021 | $663M | $2.38B |
| 2020 | $682M | $1.52B |
| 2019 | $628M | $1.18B |
| 2018 | $681M | $1.29B |
| 2017 | $596M | $1.09B |
| 2016 | $728M | $1.14B |
| 2015 | $691M | $1.18B |
| 2014 | $535M | $1.21B |
| 2013 | $443M | $1.33B |
| 2012 | $445M | $1.39B |
| 2011 | $366M | $1.58B |
| 2010 | $437M | $1.41B |
| 2009 | $457M | $1.21B |
| 2008 | $384M | $1.16B |
| 2007 | $384M | $825M |
| 2006 | $352M | $711M |
| 2005 | $340M | $682M |
| 2004 | $355M | $772M |
| 2003 | $337M | $793M |
| 2002 | – | $1.29B |
| 2001 | – | $853M |
| 2000 | – | $599M |
| 1999 | – | $776M |
| 1998 | – | $458M |
| 1997 | $178M | $359M |
| 1996 | $178M | $334M |
| 1995 | – | $394M |
| 1994 | $186M | $342M |
| 1993 | $211M | $487M |
| 1992 | $213M | $360M |
| 1991 | $217M | $419M |
| 1990 | $213M | $437M |
| 1989 | $223M | $264M |
| 1988 | $208M | $389M |
| 1987 | $215M | $396M |
| 1986 | $208M | $494M |
| 1985 | $214M | $561M |
| 1984 | $213M | $574M |
| 1983 | $211M | $859M |
| 1982 | $218M | $998M |
| 1981 | $206M | $1.28B |
| 1980 | $225M | $1.93B |
| 1979 | $225M | $2.38B |
| 1978 | $234M | $2.75B |
| 1977 | $171M | $3.53B |
| 1976 | $217M | $3.33B |
| 1975 | $190M | $4.66B |
| 1974 | $214M | $2.85B |
| 1973 | $162M | $2.53B |
| 1972 | $225M | $2.36B |
| 1971 | $186M | $1.87B |
| 1970 | $138M | $2.26B |
| 1969 | $128M | $2.65B |
| 1968 | $120M | $1.58B |
| 1967 | $121M | $1.02B |
| 1966 | $112M | $228M |
| 1965 | $113M | $296M |
| 1964 | $100M | $254M |
| 1963 | $72.7M | $214M |
| 1962 | $79.8M | $177M |
| 1961 | – | $136M |
| 1960 | – | $120M |
- 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
Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCôte d’Ivoire: 43.9% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCôte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022