Cote d'Ivoire vs South Africa: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Cote d'Ivoire
0.0099 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Africa
0.0095 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
132nd
South Africa rank
134th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.0099 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0095 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 132nd and South Africa ranks 134th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0801 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1204 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0403 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1970s 0.0588 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.119 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0601 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0.0262 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0753 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.049 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1990s 0.0149 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0336 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0187 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0.0121 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0176 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0055 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.0163 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.012 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0043 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 0.0111 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0105 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Cote d'Ivoire or South Africa?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.0099 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0095 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa?
0.0004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 132nd and South Africa ranks 134th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.