Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	4.2 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	929,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	41,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	10,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	No authoritative open source found
Military & security forces	Malian Armed Forces (Forces Armées Maliennes or FAMa): Army (l’Armée de Terre), Air Force (l’Armée de l’Air); National Guard (la Garde Nationale du Mali); National Gendarmerie of Mali (Gendarmerie Nationale du Mali) (2025); note: note 1: the Gendarmerie and the National Guard are under the authority of the Ministry of Defense and Veterans Affairs (Ministere De La Defense Et Des Anciens Combattants, MDAC), but operational control is shared with the Ministry of Internal Security and Civil Protection which also controls the National Police; the National Police has responsibility for law enforcement and maintenance of order in urban areas and supports the FAMa in internal military operationsnote 2: the Gendarmerie's primary mission is internal security and public order; its duties also include territorial defense, humanitarian operations, intelligence gathering, and protecting private property, mainly in rural areas; it also has a specialized border security unitnote 3: the National Guard is a military force responsible for providing security to government facilities and institutions, prison service, public order, humanitarian operations, some border security, and intelligence gathering; its forces include a camel corps for patrolling the deserts and borders of northern Malinote 4: there are also pro-government militias operating in Mali, such as the Imghad Tuareg Self-Defense Group and Allies (GATIA); the leader of GATIA is also a general in the national armyCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	18 years of age for men and women for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; 24-month compulsory service obligation (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	10,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	No authoritative open source found
Military spending (% of GDP)	4.2 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	929,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]