Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Mali
Mali: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) was -6.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Mali, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Mali stood at -6.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 172.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Mali peaked at -1.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -9.4%, in 2010.
That places Mali 155th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -7.2% | — |
| 2001 | -7.5% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | -3.2% | -57.2% |
| 2003 | -4.8% | +50.6% |
| 2004 | -6.3% | +30.4% |
| 2005 | -5.9% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | -2.7% | -54.8% |
| 2007 | -6.0% | +125.2% |
| 2008 | -9.3% | +55.3% |
| 2009 | -5.4% | -41.9% |
| 2010 | -9.4% | +73.2% |
| 2011 | -4.3% | -54.6% |
| 2012 | -1.8% | -56.7% |
| 2013 | -2.4% | +29.2% |
| 2014 | -4.0% | +66.5% |
| 2015 | -4.5% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | -6.1% | +35.5% |
| 2017 | -6.6% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | -4.1% | -38.0% |
| 2019 | -6.3% | +53.3% |
| 2020 | -1.8% | -70.9% |
| 2021 | -6.4% | +248.1% |
| 2022 | -6.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | -6.5% | -0.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's -6.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is -7.7%, 84% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mali's -6.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -4.1%, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.8% | -9.3% | -2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.9% | -9.4% | -1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.3% | -6.5% | -1.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More economy & growth data for Mali
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.87 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 24.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0115 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 13.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 18.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 10.05 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Mali?
- Current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Mali was -6.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was -1.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.4% in 2010.
- How does Mali rank for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Mali ranks 155th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current account balance as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 172.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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