Belize vs Cote d'Ivoire: Military spending as a share of government spending
Belize
3.7%
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire
3.8%
in 2025
Belize rank
124th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
122nd
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Belize
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Belize, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 124th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 122nd of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Cote d'Ivoire in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 3.8% | 1.6% | Belize |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 7.9% | 4.2% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 6.7% | 3.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.1% | 0.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Belize or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Belize and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 0.1%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Belize ranks 124th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 122nd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by government spending.