Mali vs Zambia
Mali vs Zambia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $883M in Mali and $343M in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by $540M, or 2.58 times that in Zambia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Mali has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2025, Mali ranked 82 and Zambia ranked 109 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Mali | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $883M | $343M |
| 2024 | $933M | $349M |
| 2023 | $811M | $328M |
| 2022 | $631M | $269M |
| 2021 | $690M | $235M |
| 2020 | $676M | $256M |
| 2019 | $554M | $288M |
| 2018 | $523M | $330M |
| 2017 | $530M | $287M |
| 2016 | $429M | $295M |
| 2015 | $358M | $362M |
| 2014 | $214M | $338M |
| 2013 | $152M | $275M |
| 2012 | $152M | $255M |
| 2011 | $160M | $229M |
| 2010 | $157M | $218M |
| 2009 | $149M | $196M |
| 2008 | $143M | $208M |
| 2007 | $129M | $209M |
| 2006 | $124M | $184M |
| 2005 | $115M | $169M |
| 2004 | $110M | $151M |
| 2003 | $101M | – |
| 2002 | $88.1M | – |
| 2001 | $88.5M | – |
| 2000 | $88M | – |
| 1999 | $75.9M | $115M |
| 1998 | $67.2M | – |
| 1997 | $67.9M | $77.1M |
| 1996 | $58.4M | $77M |
| 1995 | $62.1M | $115M |
| 1994 | $57.9M | $137M |
| 1993 | $54.1M | $116M |
| 1992 | – | $240M |
| 1991 | – | $211M |
| 1990 | $58M | $316M |
| 1989 | $60.5M | $358M |
| 1988 | $58.8M | $248M |
| 1987 | $59.5M | $333M |
| 1986 | $49.5M | $369M |
| 1985 | $50.3M | $200M |
| 1984 | $45.5M | $248M |
| 1983 | $46.3M | – |
| 1982 | $48.6M | – |
| 1981 | $44.8M | – |
| 1980 | $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
Mali vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyMali: 60.4 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateMali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMali: 32.2% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateMali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personMali: $38 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024