Mali vs United States of America: Military spending as a share of GDP
Mali
3.2%
in 2019
United States of America
3.2%
in 2019
Mali rank
21st
United States of America rank
20th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Mali
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 3.2% against 3.2% in Mali, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Mali ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 20th of 172 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 7.1% | 5.5% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 4.6% | 3.0% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 4.5% | 2.6% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 3.2% | 2.2% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 3.1% | 2.0% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 3.1% | 0.9% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Mali or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 3.2% against 3.2% in Mali as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Mali and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and United States of America?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Mali and United States of America rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Mali ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 20th 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).