Côte d’Ivoire vs Zambia
Côte d’Ivoire vs Zambia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $721M in Côte d’Ivoire and $343M in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by $378M, or 2.1 times that in Zambia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 87 and Zambia ranked 109 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $721M | $343M |
| 2024 | $658M | $349M |
| 2023 | $706M | $328M |
| 2022 | $674M | $269M |
| 2021 | $663M | $235M |
| 2020 | $682M | $256M |
| 2019 | $628M | $288M |
| 2018 | $681M | $330M |
| 2017 | $596M | $287M |
| 2016 | $728M | $295M |
| 2015 | $691M | $362M |
| 2014 | $535M | $338M |
| 2013 | $443M | $275M |
| 2012 | $445M | $255M |
| 2011 | $366M | $229M |
| 2010 | $437M | $218M |
| 2009 | $457M | $196M |
| 2008 | $384M | $208M |
| 2007 | $384M | $209M |
| 2006 | $352M | $184M |
| 2005 | $340M | $169M |
| 2004 | $355M | $151M |
| 2003 | $337M | – |
| 1999 | – | $115M |
| 1997 | $178M | $77.1M |
| 1996 | $178M | $77M |
| 1995 | – | $115M |
| 1994 | $186M | $137M |
| 1993 | $211M | $116M |
| 1992 | $213M | $240M |
| 1991 | $217M | $211M |
| 1990 | $213M | $316M |
| 1989 | $223M | $358M |
| 1988 | $208M | $248M |
| 1987 | $215M | $333M |
| 1986 | $208M | $369M |
| 1985 | $214M | $200M |
| 1984 | $213M | $248M |
| 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 | – |
- 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 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 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