Ethiopia vs Mali: Military spending

Ethiopia

785.44 million constant 2024 US$

in 2025

Mali

882.92 million constant 2024 US$

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

92nd

Mali rank

89th

Military spending over time

Ethiopia
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 882.92 million constant 2024 US$ against 785.44 million constant 2024 US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 97.47 million constant 2024 US$.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 92nd and Mali ranks 89th of 162 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Military spending
Unit: constant 2024 US$
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 162 places, 8,341 data points, 1949–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.