Mali vs Zimbabwe
Mali vs Zimbabwe: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $883M in Mali and $134M in Zimbabwe, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by $749M, or 6.61 times that in Zimbabwe.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Mali has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
- In 2025, Mali ranked 82 and Zimbabwe ranked 126 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Mali | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $883M | $134M |
| 2024 | $933M | $98.4M |
| 2023 | $811M | $64.9M |
| 2022 | $631M | $172M |
| 2021 | $690M | $193M |
| 2020 | $676M | $106M |
| 2019 | $554M | $79.9M |
| 2018 | $523M | $87.3M |
| 2017 | $530M | $78.2M |
| 2016 | $429M | $83M |
| 2015 | $358M | $85.9M |
| 2014 | $214M | $81.9M |
| 2013 | $152M | $79.2M |
| 2012 | $152M | $71.9M |
| 2011 | $160M | $46.5M |
| 2010 | $157M | $23.8M |
| 2009 | $149M | – |
| 2008 | $143M | – |
| 2007 | $129M | – |
| 2006 | $124M | $30.1M |
| 2005 | $115M | $32.5M |
| 2004 | $110M | $43.3M |
| 2003 | $101M | $70.4M |
| 2002 | $88.1M | $224M |
| 2001 | $88.5M | $62.1M |
| 2000 | $88M | $47.1M |
| 1999 | $75.9M | $37.4M |
| 1998 | $67.2M | $37.7M |
| 1997 | $67.9M | $27.6M |
| 1996 | $58.4M | $25.6M |
| 1995 | $62.1M | $24.4M |
| 1994 | $57.9M | $26.6M |
| 1993 | $54.1M | $26M |
| 1992 | – | $31M |
| 1991 | – | $38.1M |
| 1990 | $58M | $36.7M |
| 1989 | $60.5M | $36.5M |
| 1988 | $58.8M | $34.9M |
| 1987 | $59.5M | $33.4M |
| 1986 | $49.5M | $32.8M |
| 1985 | $50.3M | $32.8M |
| 1984 | $45.5M | $32.1M |
| 1983 | $46.3M | $37.7M |
| 1982 | $48.6M | $35M |
| 1981 | $44.8M | $31.4M |
| 1980 | $47.5M | $37.6M |
| 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
- Highly uncertain
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 Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyMali: 60.4 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateMali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMali: 32.2% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personMali: $38 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023