External balance on goods and services in Mali
Mali: External balance on goods and services was -4.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
External balance on goods and services in Mali, 1967–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, external balance on goods and services in Mali stood at -4.6%.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Mali peaked at -1.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -28.1%, in 1974.
Mali ranks 106th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
External balance on goods and services in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -12.5% | — |
| 1968 | -7.9% | -37.2% |
| 1969 | -7.8% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | -5.7% | -26.6% |
| 1971 | -6.8% | +18.6% |
| 1972 | -9.5% | +40.3% |
| 1973 | -12.7% | +32.7% |
| 1974 | -28.1% | +122.4% |
| 1975 | -19.6% | -30.4% |
| 1976 | -10.0% | -48.9% |
| 1977 | -6.8% | -31.9% |
| 1978 | -18.2% | +167.2% |
| 1979 | -15.2% | -16.4% |
| 1980 | -9.5% | -37.5% |
| 1981 | -10.6% | +11.7% |
| 1982 | -12.2% | +14.8% |
| 1983 | -13.3% | +9.0% |
| 1984 | -14.3% | +7.3% |
| 1985 | -22.5% | +57.8% |
| 1986 | -17.4% | -22.5% |
| 1987 | -13.3% | -23.7% |
| 1988 | -14.1% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | -10.2% | -27.9% |
| 1990 | -12.6% | +23.8% |
| 1991 | -11.5% | -9.2% |
| 1992 | -13.9% | +21.6% |
| 1993 | -11.2% | -19.7% |
| 1994 | -13.6% | +21.9% |
| 1995 | -13.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | -11.0% | -20.0% |
| 1997 | -7.4% | -32.4% |
| 1998 | -7.0% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | -7.2% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | -8.0% | +11.0% |
| 2001 | -6.8% | -15.7% |
| 2002 | -1.2% | -82.5% |
| 2003 | -5.7% | +379.3% |
| 2004 | -6.4% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | -6.9% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | -3.6% | -47.7% |
| 2007 | -7.4% | +105.2% |
| 2008 | -12.3% | +67.4% |
| 2009 | -5.7% | -53.5% |
| 2010 | -10.4% | +81.5% |
| 2011 | -6.9% | -33.8% |
| 2012 | -4.2% | -39.1% |
| 2013 | -12.6% | +202.1% |
| 2014 | -13.1% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | -13.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | -14.3% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | -11.7% | -18.3% |
| 2018 | -9.5% | -18.6% |
| 2019 | -10.5% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | -5.8% | -45.4% |
| 2021 | -9.8% | +71.0% |
| 2022 | -9.5% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | -8.1% | -15.3% |
| 2024 | -5.1% | -36.5% |
| 2025 | -4.6% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -9.4% | -12.5% | -7.8% | 3 |
| 1970s | -13.3% | -28.1% | -5.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | -13.7% | -22.5% | -9.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -10.9% | -13.9% | -7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -6.4% | -12.3% | -1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -10.6% | -14.3% | -4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.2% | -9.8% | -4.6% | 6 |
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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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 128.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 153,301 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1347 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 160.69 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2167 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Mali?
- External balance on goods and services in Mali was -4.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was -1.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.1% in 1974.
- How does Mali rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Mali ranks 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. 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.