Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mali
Mali: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 41,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mali, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mali stood at 41,000. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 95.2% on the previous year and up 237.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mali peaked at 41,000 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,900, in 1985.
That places Mali 79th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4,900 | — |
| 1986 | 5,675 | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 6,450 | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 7,225 | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 8,000 | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 13,000 | +62.5% |
| 1991 | 13,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15,200 | +26.7% |
| 1996 | 15,200 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15,150 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 15,150 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15,200 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 15,200 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15,200 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15,200 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12,200 | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 11,000 | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12,150 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 12,150 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12,150 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7,800 | -35.8% |
| 2013 | 11,800 | +51.3% |
| 2014 | 13,800 | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 15,800 | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 17,800 | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 18,000 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 21,000 | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41,000 | +95.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,450 | 4,900 | 8,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 13,790 | 12,000 | 15,200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,895 | 11,000 | 15,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,130 | 7,800 | 21,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More public sector data for Mali
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4085 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -87.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 37.96 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0347 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 929.28 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 67.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mali?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Mali was 41,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 41,000 in 2020.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,900 in 1985.
- How does Mali rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Mali ranks 79th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 237.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.