Côte d’Ivoire vs South Africa
Côte d’Ivoire vs South Africa: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $24 in Côte d’Ivoire and $49 in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by $26, or 2.1 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 116 and South Africa ranked 100 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24 | $49 |
| 2024 | $21 | $48 |
| 2023 | $22 | $49 |
| 2022 | $20 | $56 |
| 2021 | $22 | $58 |
| 2020 | $21 | $54 |
| 2019 | $19 | $58 |
| 2018 | $22 | $62 |
| 2017 | $19 | $63 |
| 2016 | $24 | $55 |
| 2015 | $23 | $62 |
| 2014 | $22 | $71 |
| 2013 | $18 | $76 |
| 2012 | $18 | $84 |
| 2011 | $16 | $87 |
| 2010 | $17 | $81 |
| 2009 | $19 | $70 |
| 2008 | $17 | $65 |
| 2007 | $16 | $70 |
| 2006 | $13 | $70 |
| 2005 | $13 | $72 |
| 2004 | $13 | $64 |
| 2003 | $11 | $53 |
| 2002 | – | $37 |
| 2001 | – | $38 |
| 2000 | – | $40 |
| 1999 | – | $37 |
| 1998 | – | $41 |
| 1997 | $6 | $53 |
| 1996 | $7 | $58 |
| 1995 | – | $74 |
| 1994 | $6 | $79 |
| 1993 | $11 | $76 |
| 1992 | $12 | $87 |
| 1991 | $12 | $94 |
| 1990 | $12 | $109 |
| 1989 | $11 | $107 |
| 1988 | $12 | $113 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- 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 South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023South Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCôte d’Ivoire: $2,491 in 2025South Africa: $5,713 in 2025
- GDP growthCôte d’Ivoire: 6% a year in 2024South Africa: 1.1% a year in 2025
- InflationCôte d’Ivoire: 3.4% a year in 2024South Africa: 3.2% a year in 2025
- Government debtCôte d’Ivoire: 57.2% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 76% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCôte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971South Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025