Côte d’Ivoire vs Zambia
Côte d’Ivoire vs Zambia: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 57.2% of GDP in Côte d’Ivoire and 100.6% of GDP in Zambia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Zambia, by 43.4 percentage points, or 1.76 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Côte d’Ivoire.
- In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 63 and Zambia ranked 13 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Côte d’Ivoire at 50.9% of GDP and Zambia at 56.7% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.2 | 100.6 |
| 2024 | 59.5 | 125.5 |
| 2023 | 56.7 | 136.8 |
| 2022 | 56 | 99.5 |
| 2021 | 50.2 | 111 |
| 2020 | 46.3 | 140 |
| 2019 | 37.2 | 103.3 |
| 2018 | 35.3 | 81.2 |
| 2017 | 32.6 | 66.6 |
| 2016 | 31.1 | 61.2 |
| 2015 | 29.2 | 61.9 |
| 2014 | 26.7 | 33.9 |
| 2013 | 24.6 | 25.9 |
| 2012 | 24.7 | 24.9 |
| 2011 | 50 | 20.8 |
| 2010 | 45.6 | 18.9 |
| 2009 | 46.5 | 20.5 |
| 2008 | 51.2 | 19.2 |
| 2007 | 53.5 | 21.9 |
| 2006 | 57.5 | 25 |
| 2005 | 58.2 | 75.8 |
| 2004 | 56.7 | 129.9 |
| 2003 | 56.4 | 159.5 |
| 2002 | 63 | 180.2 |
| 2001 | 71.2 | 210.2 |
| 2000 | 74 | 261 |
| 1999 | 78 | – |
| 1998 | 75.2 | – |
| 1997 | 84.2 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57.8 | 82.1 |
| 2027 | 56.9 | 77 |
| 2028 | 55.3 | 72.3 |
| 2029 | 53.7 | 67.2 |
| 2030 | 52.2 | 61.9 |
| 2031 | 50.9 | 56.7 |
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 Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsCôte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990