Mali vs Nigeria
Mali vs Nigeria: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $883M in Mali and $1.76B in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by $873M, or 1.99 times that in Mali.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1965.
- In 2025, Mali ranked 82 and Nigeria ranked 66 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Mali | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $883M | $1.76B |
| 2024 | $933M | $1.14B |
| 2023 | $811M | $1.78B |
| 2022 | $631M | $1.48B |
| 2021 | $690M | $2.38B |
| 2020 | $676M | $1.52B |
| 2019 | $554M | $1.18B |
| 2018 | $523M | $1.29B |
| 2017 | $530M | $1.09B |
| 2016 | $429M | $1.14B |
| 2015 | $358M | $1.18B |
| 2014 | $214M | $1.21B |
| 2013 | $152M | $1.33B |
| 2012 | $152M | $1.39B |
| 2011 | $160M | $1.58B |
| 2010 | $157M | $1.41B |
| 2009 | $149M | $1.21B |
| 2008 | $143M | $1.16B |
| 2007 | $129M | $825M |
| 2006 | $124M | $711M |
| 2005 | $115M | $682M |
| 2004 | $110M | $772M |
| 2003 | $101M | $793M |
| 2002 | $88.1M | $1.29B |
| 2001 | $88.5M | $853M |
| 2000 | $88M | $599M |
| 1999 | $75.9M | $776M |
| 1998 | $67.2M | $458M |
| 1997 | $67.9M | $359M |
| 1996 | $58.4M | $334M |
| 1995 | $62.1M | $394M |
| 1994 | $57.9M | $342M |
| 1993 | $54.1M | $487M |
| 1992 | – | $360M |
| 1991 | – | $419M |
| 1990 | $58M | $437M |
| 1989 | $60.5M | $264M |
| 1988 | $58.8M | $389M |
| 1987 | $59.5M | $396M |
| 1986 | $49.5M | $494M |
| 1985 | $50.3M | $561M |
| 1984 | $45.5M | $574M |
| 1983 | $46.3M | $859M |
| 1982 | $48.6M | $998M |
| 1981 | $44.8M | $1.28B |
| 1980 | $47.5M | $1.93B |
| 1979 | $55.3M | $2.38B |
| 1978 | $48.1M | $2.75B |
| 1977 | $58.7M | $3.53B |
| 1976 | $59.6M | $3.33B |
| 1975 | $50.6M | $4.66B |
| 1974 | $36.6M | $2.85B |
| 1973 | $35.7M | $2.53B |
| 1972 | $36.3M | $2.36B |
| 1971 | $29.7M | $1.87B |
| 1970 | $38.2M | $2.26B |
| 1969 | $33.5M | $2.65B |
| 1968 | $29.5M | $1.58B |
| 1967 | $28.4M | $1.02B |
| 1966 | $27.8M | $228M |
| 1965 | $30.5M | $296M |
| 1964 | – | $254M |
| 1963 | – | $214M |
| 1962 | – | $177M |
| 1961 | – | $136M |
| 1960 | – | $120M |
- 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
Mali vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyMali: 60.4 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateMali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMali: 32.2% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personMali: $38 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025