Afghanistan vs Mali: Military spending as a share of GDP
Afghanistan
3.3%
in 2019
Mali
3.2%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
19th
Mali rank
21st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Mali
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.3% against 3.2% in Mali, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Mali ranks 21st of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.6% | Mali |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Mali |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 1.9% | 3.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 1.1% | 6.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 2.2% | 2.6% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Afghanistan or Mali?
- Afghanistan, at 3.3% against 3.2% in Mali as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Afghanistan and Mali?
- 0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th and Mali ranks 21st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).