World Military Power
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Mali

Sub-Saharan Africa · Bamako

Rank #89 of 173

29.4Strength score

Photos

Mali army drill Tombouctou 070904
Mali army drill Tombouctou 070904U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Bergmann · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
USS Reid FFG30 Underway
USS Reid FFG30 UnderwayPhotographer's Mate 3rd Class Weathers · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Two French Air Force Rafale fighter aircraft, below, prepare to break formation after refueling with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft with the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over Mali 130423-F-DT859-086
Two French Air Force Rafale fighter aircraft, below, prepare to break formation after refueling with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft with the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over Mali 130423-F-DT859-0861st Lt Christopher Mesnard · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

  • Finance75
  • Air power—
  • Manpower71
  • Land forces—
  • Naval power—
  • Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget
$953M #90
Budget as % of GDP
3.87% #18
Spending per person
$38 #116
GDP
$30.1B #112
Population
25,198,821 #58

Manpower

Active personnel
41,000 (World Bank figure) #80
Reserve personnel
—
Paramilitary
—
Total personnel
41,000 #83

Land forces

Tanks
—
Armoured vehicles
—
Self-propelled artillery
—
Towed artillery
—
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
—

Air power

Total aircraft
—
Fighter jets
—
Attack aircraft & bombers
—
Transport aircraft
—
Helicopters
—
Attack helicopters
—

Naval power

Total naval vessels
—
Aircraft carriers
—
Helicopter carriers
—
Submarines
—
Destroyers
—
Frigates
—
Corvettes
—
Patrol vessels
—

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
—

Others in the region

  1. 37Nigeria60.1 VS
  2. 45South Africa57.5 VS
  3. 47Ethiopia51.5 VS
  4. 64Angola30.9 VS
  5. 66Congo, Dem. Rep.30.8 VS
  6. 82Sudan29.8 VS
  7. 83Uganda29.8 VS
  8. 87Eritrea29.5 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)