Ivory Coast Military Spending
Ivory Coast spends an estimated 0.8% of GDP on its military in 2026; its most recent reported expenditure in US dollars is $721 million (2025).
Defense budget and military expenditure data (1962–2027)
Data updated: July 7, 2026
Key Facts (2026 estimate)
Military Expenditure
$743 million
Ranked #90 of 153 countries worldwide
Percent of GDP
0.8%
Ranked #142 of 163 countries by % of GDP
Year-over-Year Change
+3.1%
From $721M in 2025
Historical Peak Spending
$728 million
Reached in 2016
How the 2026 figures are produced. Neither figure is a researched budget estimate. The share-of-GDP figure is the arithmetic mean of Ivory Coast’s last 3 reported years (2023–2025), carried across both estimate years unchanged. The dollar figure is not a per-country forecast — it is the actual SIPRI figure for 2025 raised by a flat 3%, the same rate applied to every country in this group, so it can rise even where the share-of-GDP path falls. Actual SIPRI figures for Ivory Coast run to 2025.
Ivory Coast Defense Budget Summary
In 2026, Ivory Coast is estimated to have spent $743 million on military and defense, representing 0.8% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This budget covers the armed forces including army, navy, and air force expenditures. Ivory Coast is the #90 highest military spender in the world by absolute spending.
Compared to the previous year (2025), defense spending increased by 3.1%, from $721 million to $743 million. This change in the military budget reflects growing defense priorities.
The highest percentage of GDP allocated to defense spending was 1.7% in 1972. The historical average military budget is 1.1% of GDP.
Data source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. Values are in constant 2024 US dollars. Data for 2026 is an estimate based on government budget announcements.
Historical Military Spending
Military Spending (% of GDP)
Military Spending (USD Billions, 2024 prices)
Historical Data
| Year | Percent of GDP | USD (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 2027(estimate) | 0.80% | $764M |
| 2026(estimate) | 0.80% | $743M |
| 2025 | 0.77% | $721M |
| 2024 | 0.76% | $658M |
| 2023 | 0.86% | $706M |
| 2022 | 0.87% | $674M |
| 2021 | 0.88% | $663M |
| 2020 | 0.96% | $682M |
| 2019 | 0.89% | $628M |
| 2018 | 1.04% | $681M |
| 2017 | 0.97% | $596M |
| 2016 | 1.25% | $728M |
| 2015 | 1.24% | $691M |
| 2014 | 1.07% | $535M |
| 2013 | 1.00% | $443M |
| 2012 | 1.10% | $445M |
| 2011 | 1.01% | $366M |
| 2010 | 1.13% | $437M |
| 2009 | 1.25% | $457M |
| 2008 | 1.10% | $384M |
| 2007 | 1.15% | $384M |
| 2006 | 1.09% | $352M |
| 2005 | 1.06% | $340M |
| 2004 | 1.10% | $355M |
| 2003 | 1.01% | $337M |
| 1997 | 0.58% | $178M |
| 1996 | 0.61% | $178M |
| 1994 | 0.73% | $186M |
| 1993 | 0.97% | $211M |
| 1992 | 1.02% | $213M |
| 1991 | 0.99% | $217M |
| 1990 | 0.96% | $213M |
| 1989 | 1.33% | $223M |
| 1988 | 1.25% | $208M |
| 1987 | 1.22% | $215M |
| 1986 | 1.05% | $208M |
| 1985 | 1.00% | $213M |
| 1984 | 1.03% | $213M |
| 1983 | 1.12% | $211M |
| 1982 | 1.14% | $218M |
| 1981 | 1.09% | $206M |
| 1980 | 1.16% | $225M |
| 1979 | 1.12% | $225M |
| 1978 | 1.10% | $234M |
| 1977 | 0.79% | $171M |
| 1976 | 1.12% | $217M |
| 1975 | 1.18% | $190M |
| 1974 | 1.34% | $214M |
| 1973 | 1.13% | $162M |
| 1972 | 1.70% | $225M |
| 1971 | 1.50% | $186M |
| 1970 | 1.18% | $138M |
| 1969 | 1.15% | $128M |
| 1968 | 1.16% | $120M |
| 1967 | 1.31% | $121M |
| 1966 | 1.26% | $112M |
| 1965 | 1.32% | $113M |
| 1964 | 1.14% | $100M |
| 1963 | 1.00% | $73M |
| 1962 | 1.28% | $80M |