Mali vs Mozambique
Mali vs Mozambique: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 2.3% a year in Mali and 4.4% a year in Mozambique, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mozambique, by 2.1 percentage points, or 1.9 times that in Mali.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Mozambique has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Mali.
- In 2025, Mali ranked 108 and Mozambique ranked 46 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Mali at 2% a year and Mozambique at 5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Mali | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.3 | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9.7 | 10.4 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | -3 | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 1.9 | 3.2 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 15.8 |
| 2016 | -1.8 | 18.4 |
| 2015 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| 2014 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| 2013 | -0.6 | 4.3 |
| 2012 | 5.3 | 2.6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 11.2 |
| 2010 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
| 2009 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| 2008 | 9.2 | 14.5 |
| 2007 | 1.4 | 10.4 |
| 2006 | 1.6 | 13.2 |
| 2005 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | -3.1 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | -1.3 | 13.5 |
| 2002 | 5 | 16.8 |
| 2001 | 5.2 | 9.1 |
| 2000 | -0.8 | 12.7 |
| 1999 | -1.2 | 2.9 |
| 1998 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
| 1997 | -0.7 | 7.4 |
| 1996 | 6.5 | 48.5 |
| 1995 | 11.6 | 47.7 |
| 1994 | 24.3 | 63.1 |
| 1993 | -0.6 | 42.3 |
| 1992 | -5.9 | 45.1 |
| 1991 | 1.5 | 33.3 |
| 1990 | 1.6 | 43.7 |
| 1989 | -0.2 | 42.1 |
| 1988 | 8.9 | 58.5 |
| 1987 | -14.9 | 164.1 |
| 1986 | -1.4 | 40.5 |
| 1985 | 9.1 | 30.8 |
| 1984 | 10.7 | 30 |
| 1983 | 10.5 | 28.2 |
| 1982 | 3.9 | 17.7 |
| 1981 | 12.7 | 4.2 |
| 1980 | 20.3 | 2 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Mali | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 5.6 |
| 2027 | 2.5 | 6.8 |
| 2028 | 2 | 5.3 |
| 2029 | 2 | 5 |
| 2030 | 2 | 5 |
| 2031 | 2 | 5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 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
Mali vs Mozambique
Health
- Life expectancyMali: 60.4 years in 2023Mozambique: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024Mozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017Mozambique: 3.9% in 2017
- Suicide rateMali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Mozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023Mozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023Mozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023Mozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMali: 32.2% in 2025Mozambique: 37.2% in 2025
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023Mozambique: 16.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023Mozambique: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateMali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Mozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025Mozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMali: $883M in 2025Mozambique: $446M in 2025
- Military spending per personMali: $38 in 2025Mozambique: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025Mozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020Mozambique: 11,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Mozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Mozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025Mozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025