Guinea vs Mali
Guinea vs Mali: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $586M in Guinea and $883M in Mali, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by $297M, or 1.51 times that in Guinea.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Mali has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Guinea.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 94 and Mali ranked 82 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Guinea | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $586M | $883M |
| 2024 | $563M | $933M |
| 2023 | $547M | $811M |
| 2022 | $526M | $631M |
| 2021 | $360M | $690M |
| 2020 | $336M | $676M |
| 2019 | $339M | $554M |
| 2018 | $364M | $523M |
| 2017 | $371M | $530M |
| 2016 | $354M | $429M |
| 2015 | $437M | $358M |
| 2014 | $407M | $214M |
| 2013 | $426M | $152M |
| 2012 | $413M | $152M |
| 2011 | – | $160M |
| 2010 | – | $157M |
| 2009 | – | $149M |
| 2008 | – | $143M |
| 2007 | – | $129M |
| 2006 | – | $124M |
| 2005 | – | $115M |
| 2004 | $276M | $110M |
| 2003 | $298M | $101M |
| 2002 | $384M | $88.1M |
| 2001 | $349M | $88.5M |
| 2000 | $172M | $88M |
| 1999 | $176M | $75.9M |
| 1998 | $134M | $67.2M |
| 1997 | $122M | $67.9M |
| 1996 | – | $58.4M |
| 1995 | – | $62.1M |
| 1994 | $125M | $57.9M |
| 1993 | $122M | $54.1M |
| 1992 | $157M | – |
| 1991 | $197M | – |
| 1990 | – | $58M |
| 1989 | – | $60.5M |
| 1988 | – | $58.8M |
| 1987 | – | $59.5M |
| 1986 | – | $49.5M |
| 1985 | – | $50.3M |
| 1984 | – | $45.5M |
| 1983 | – | $46.3M |
| 1982 | $46M | $48.6M |
| 1981 | $56.2M | $44.8M |
| 1980 | $78.9M | $47.5M |
| 1979 | – | $55.3M |
| 1978 | – | $48.1M |
| 1977 | – | $58.7M |
| 1976 | – | $59.6M |
| 1975 | – | $50.6M |
| 1974 | – | $36.6M |
| 1973 | – | $35.7M |
| 1972 | – | $36.3M |
| 1971 | – | $29.7M |
| 1970 | – | $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
Guinea vs Mali
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Mali: 60.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Mali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Mali: 3.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Mali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Mali: 23.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Mali: 2.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Mali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Mali: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Mali: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Mali: 2.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Mali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Mali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Mali: $38 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Mali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Mali: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Mali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Mali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Mali: 64 million TIV in 2025