Mali vs Zambia

Mali vs Zambia: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 14.8% of government spending in Mali and 4.5% of government spending in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 10.3 percentage points, or 3.29 times that in Zambia.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Mali vs Zambia: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 14.8% of government spending in Mali and 4.5% of government spending in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 10.3 percentage points, or 3.29 times that in Zambia.
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What the numbers say

  • Mali has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Zambia.
  • In 2025, Mali ranked 16 and Zambia ranked 88 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearMaliZambia
202514.84.5
202416.65.2
202314.94.9
202212.44
202112.63.2
2020133.4
201911.94.2
201813.95.2
201713.25.2
201611.66
201511.36.3
20147.66.7
20135.95.7
20127.76.2
201166.7
20106.87.7
20096.28.1
20087.78
20076.38.3
20066.38.2
20056.47.5
20046.56.8
20036.8–
20026.4–
20017.1–
20007.6–
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Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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