Côte d'Ivoire vs Italy: Military spending as a share of government spending
Côte d'Ivoire
3.8%
in 2025
Italy
3.7%
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
122nd
Italy rank
123rd
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Italy
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 122nd and Italy ranks 123rd of 162 countries.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 0.5% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 3.3% | 4.6% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 2.7% | 4.0% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.1% | 1.0% | Côte 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Italy?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Côte d'Ivoire and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Italy rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 122nd and Italy ranks 123rd 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.