Côte d’Ivoire vs Tanzania
Côte d’Ivoire vs Tanzania: Government debt
Government debt: 57.2% of GDP in Côte d’Ivoire in 2025 and 47.8% of GDP in Tanzania in 2023, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 8.9 percentage points, or 1.19 times that in Tanzania.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Tanzania.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Côte d’Ivoire at 50.9% of GDP and Tanzania at 41.4% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.2 | 49.8 |
| 2024 | 59.5 | 50 |
| 2023 | 56.7 | 47.8 |
| 2022 | 56 | 44.9 |
| 2021 | 50.2 | 43.4 |
| 2020 | 46.3 | 41.3 |
| 2019 | 37.2 | 40.4 |
| 2018 | 35.3 | 42 |
| 2017 | 32.6 | 40.1 |
| 2016 | 31.1 | 39.8 |
| 2015 | 29.2 | 39.5 |
| 2014 | 26.7 | 36.4 |
| 2013 | 24.6 | 32.7 |
| 2012 | 24.7 | 30.1 |
| 2011 | 50 | 28.4 |
| 2010 | 45.6 | 27.6 |
| 2009 | 46.5 | 23.9 |
| 2008 | 51.2 | 21.6 |
| 2007 | 53.5 | 23.8 |
| 2006 | 57.5 | 34.5 |
| 2005 | 58.2 | 46.1 |
| 2004 | 56.7 | 44.5 |
| 2003 | 56.4 | 44.4 |
| 2002 | 63 | 47.4 |
| 2001 | 71.2 | 50.8 |
| 2000 | 74 | – |
| 1999 | 78 | – |
| 1998 | 75.2 | – |
| 1997 | 84.2 | – |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57.8 | 48.1 |
| 2027 | 56.9 | 46.6 |
| 2028 | 55.3 | 45.2 |
| 2029 | 53.7 | 43.9 |
| 2030 | 52.2 | 42.9 |
| 2031 | 50.9 | 41.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 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 Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCôte d’Ivoire: 43.9% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025