Côte d’Ivoire vs Mali
Côte d’Ivoire vs Mali: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $721M in Côte d’Ivoire and $883M in Mali, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by $162M, or 1.22 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Mali has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Côte d’Ivoire.
- In 2025, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 87 and Mali ranked 82 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $721M | $883M |
| 2024 | $658M | $933M |
| 2023 | $706M | $811M |
| 2022 | $674M | $631M |
| 2021 | $663M | $690M |
| 2020 | $682M | $676M |
| 2019 | $628M | $554M |
| 2018 | $681M | $523M |
| 2017 | $596M | $530M |
| 2016 | $728M | $429M |
| 2015 | $691M | $358M |
| 2014 | $535M | $214M |
| 2013 | $443M | $152M |
| 2012 | $445M | $152M |
| 2011 | $366M | $160M |
| 2010 | $437M | $157M |
| 2009 | $457M | $149M |
| 2008 | $384M | $143M |
| 2007 | $384M | $129M |
| 2006 | $352M | $124M |
| 2005 | $340M | $115M |
| 2004 | $355M | $110M |
| 2003 | $337M | $101M |
| 2002 | – | $88.1M |
| 2001 | – | $88.5M |
| 2000 | – | $88M |
| 1999 | – | $75.9M |
| 1998 | – | $67.2M |
| 1997 | $178M | $67.9M |
| 1996 | $178M | $58.4M |
| 1995 | – | $62.1M |
| 1994 | $186M | $57.9M |
| 1993 | $211M | $54.1M |
| 1992 | $213M | – |
| 1991 | $217M | – |
| 1990 | $213M | $58M |
| 1989 | $223M | $60.5M |
| 1988 | $208M | $58.8M |
| 1987 | $215M | $59.5M |
| 1986 | $208M | $49.5M |
| 1985 | $214M | $50.3M |
| 1984 | $213M | $45.5M |
| 1983 | $211M | $46.3M |
| 1982 | $218M | $48.6M |
| 1981 | $206M | $44.8M |
| 1980 | $225M | $47.5M |
| 1979 | $225M | $55.3M |
| 1978 | $234M | $48.1M |
| 1977 | $171M | $58.7M |
| 1976 | $217M | $59.6M |
| 1975 | $190M | $50.6M |
| 1974 | $214M | $36.6M |
| 1973 | $162M | $35.7M |
| 1972 | $225M | $36.3M |
| 1971 | $186M | $29.7M |
| 1970 | $138M | $38.2M |
| 1969 | $128M | $33.5M |
| 1968 | $120M | $29.5M |
| 1967 | $121M | $28.4M |
| 1966 | $112M | $27.8M |
| 1965 | $113M | $30.5M |
| 1964 | $100M | – |
| 1963 | $72.7M | – |
| 1962 | $79.8M | – |
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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
Côte d’Ivoire vs Mali
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Mali: 60.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Mali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Mali: 3.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Mali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Mali: 23.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Mali: 2.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Mali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Mali: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Mali: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Mali: 2.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Mali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Mali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Mali: $38 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Mali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Mali: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Mali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Mali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Mali: 64 million TIV in 2025