Expense in Mali
Mali: Expense was 12.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Expense in Mali, 2000–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, expense in Mali stood at 12.2%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Mali peaked at 12.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
That places Mali 144th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Expense in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.0% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 141 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.4% compare
- 142 Cameroon 12.4% compare
- 143 Burundi 12.3% compare
- 145 Central African Republic 11.7% compare
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 11.0% compare
- 147 Madagascar 11.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Mali
- 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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 19.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.154 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 183.8 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 89.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 106,960 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 12.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.941 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Mali?
- Expense in Mali was 12.2% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for expense?
- Mali ranks 144th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is expense rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.