Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Mali
Mali: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 3.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Mali, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 3.4% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 21.4% on the previous year and up 307.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Mali peaked at 5.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2002.
That places Mali 77th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +195.8% |
| 2002 | -0.3% | -105.3% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -586.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +64.6% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +128.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -45.2% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -56.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +109.4% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +43.9% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +82.9% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -38.2% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | -0.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 0.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 5 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 14.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2002 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 238.92 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 116.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 139,032 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.193 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Mali?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Mali was 3.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2002.
- How does Mali rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Mali ranks 77th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 307.1%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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