Botswana vs Mali: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Botswana
0.0329 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Mali
0.0353 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Botswana rank
31st
Mali rank
29th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Mali
00.20.40.6196619942023

How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.0353 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0329 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0024 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 31st and Mali ranks 29th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4826 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.126 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3566 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1970s 0.13 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0835 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0465 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1980s 0.0602 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.044 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0162 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1990s 0.067 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0216 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0454 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2000s 0.0501 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0196 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0305 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2010s 0.0363 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0266 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0097 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2020s 0.0356 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0366 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Botswana or Mali?
Mali, at 0.0353 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0329 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Botswana and Mali?
0.0024 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mali?
57 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Mali rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 31st and Mali ranks 29th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.