Cameroon vs Mali
Cameroon vs Mali: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $580M in Cameroon and $883M in Mali, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by $303M, or 1.52 times that in Cameroon.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Mali has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Cameroon.
- In 2025, Cameroon ranked 96 and Mali ranked 82 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Cameroon | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $580M | $883M |
| 2024 | $535M | $933M |
| 2023 | $477M | $811M |
| 2022 | $481M | $631M |
| 2021 | $484M | $690M |
| 2020 | $455M | $676M |
| 2019 | $510M | $554M |
| 2018 | $504M | $523M |
| 2017 | $509M | $530M |
| 2016 | $493M | $429M |
| 2015 | $453M | $358M |
| 2014 | $442M | $214M |
| 2013 | $440M | $152M |
| 2012 | $418M | $152M |
| 2011 | $389M | $160M |
| 2010 | $429M | $157M |
| 2009 | $401M | $149M |
| 2008 | $396M | $143M |
| 2007 | $382M | $129M |
| 2006 | $364M | $124M |
| 2005 | $336M | $115M |
| 2004 | $340M | $110M |
| 2003 | $319M | $101M |
| 2002 | $298M | $88.1M |
| 2001 | $275M | $88.5M |
| 2000 | $276M | $88M |
| 1999 | $284M | $75.9M |
| 1998 | $263M | $67.2M |
| 1997 | $232M | $67.9M |
| 1996 | $210M | $58.4M |
| 1995 | $207M | $62.1M |
| 1994 | $209M | $57.9M |
| 1993 | $256M | $54.1M |
| 1992 | $253M | – |
| 1991 | $262M | – |
| 1990 | $256M | $58M |
| 1989 | $247M | $60.5M |
| 1988 | $238M | $58.8M |
| 1987 | $258M | $59.5M |
| 1986 | $300M | $49.5M |
| 1985 | $335M | $50.3M |
| 1984 | $387M | $45.5M |
| 1983 | $384M | $46.3M |
| 1982 | $391M | $48.6M |
| 1981 | $335M | $44.8M |
| 1980 | $239M | $47.5M |
| 1979 | $234M | $55.3M |
| 1978 | $214M | $48.1M |
| 1977 | $202M | $58.7M |
| 1976 | $198M | $59.6M |
| 1975 | $188M | $50.6M |
| 1974 | $178M | $36.6M |
| 1973 | $176M | $35.7M |
| 1972 | $173M | $36.3M |
| 1971 | $177M | $29.7M |
| 1970 | $175M | $38.2M |
| 1969 | – | $33.5M |
| 1968 | – | $29.5M |
| 1967 | – | $28.4M |
| 1966 | – | $27.8M |
| 1965 | – | $30.5M |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cameroon vs Mali
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Mali: 60.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Mali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Mali: 3.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateCameroon: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Mali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Mali: 23.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Mali: 2.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Mali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Mali: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Mali: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Mali: 2.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Mali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Mali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Mali: $38 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Mali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Mali: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Mali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Mali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Mali: 64 million TIV in 2025