Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	0.762 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	658,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	27,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	3,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	1,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [1971]
Military & security forces	Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (Forces Armees de Cote d'Ivoire, FACI; aka Republican Forces of Ivory Coast, FRCI): Army, National Navy, Air Force, Special Forces; National Gendarmerie Ministry of Security and Civil Protection: National Police (2025); note: the National Gendarmerie is a paramilitary force under the Ministry of Defense that is responsible for ensuring public safety, maintaining order, enforcing laws, and protecting institutions, people, and property; it is organized into mobile and territorial components; the Mobile Gendarmerie is responsible for maintaining and restoring order and is considered the backbone of the country’s domestic security; the Territorial Gendarmerie is responsible for the administrative, judicial, and military police; the Gendarmerie also has separate specialized units for security, intervention (counterterrorism, hostage rescue, etc), VIP protection, and surveillanceCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18-26 (up to 35 for healthcare professionals) years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription is authorized but reportedly not enforced (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	3,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	1,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [1971]
Military spending (% of GDP)	0.762 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	658,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]