Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Mali
Mali: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square was 575.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
575.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
165th
of 200 countries
All-time high
704.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
-17.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
53
1971–2023
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Mali, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Mali stood at 575.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 128.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Mali peaked at 704.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, -17.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Mali 165th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Mali, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -0.4917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 2.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -666.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -82.4% |
| 1974 | -0.1229 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -125.0% |
| 1975 | 2.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1842.0% |
| 1976 | 2.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 2.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1978 | -0.7264 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -129.0% |
| 1979 | 2.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -445.3% |
| 1980 | 1.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1981 | 3.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +55.5% |
| 1982 | 1.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -58.7% |
| 1983 | 2.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +107.0% |
| 1984 | 8.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +219.8% |
| 1985 | 2.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -71.3% |
| 1986 | -6.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -389.4% |
| 1987 | -4.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1988 | 5.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -217.7% |
| 1989 | 5.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 4.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9877 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -79.0% |
| 1992 | -17.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1915.0% |
| 1993 | 3.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -118.6% |
| 1994 | 14.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +328.9% |
| 1995 | 91.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +539.8% |
| 1996 | 22.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -75.6% |
| 1997 | 60.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +173.3% |
| 1998 | 7.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -87.1% |
| 1999 | 25.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +224.4% |
| 2000 | 49.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +94.6% |
| 2001 | 171.28 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +246.4% |
| 2002 | -10.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -105.9% |
| 2003 | 59.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -686.2% |
| 2004 | 69.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 131.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +88.6% |
| 2006 | 121.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 169.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 2008 | 219.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2009 | 532.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +142.7% |
| 2010 | 304.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -42.7% |
| 2011 | 456.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +49.7% |
| 2012 | 326.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2013 | 252.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 118.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -53.2% |
| 2015 | 225.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +91.1% |
| 2016 | 292.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2017 | 459.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +57.3% |
| 2018 | 382.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 704.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +83.8% |
| 2020 | 439.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2021 | 524.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 586.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 575.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 575.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 970.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mali's 575.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,786 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -1915.0% | 0.9877 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +1842.0% | -0.1229 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +686.2% | -10.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 59.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7264 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 91.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 151.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 532.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 352.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 118.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 704.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 531.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 439.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 586.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 162 Vanuatu 760.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 163 Belize 740.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 164 Chad 725.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 166 Nepal 521.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 167 Algeria 509.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 168 Libya 451.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 78.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3.19 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 921.04 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 31.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 37.63 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 13.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Mali?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Mali was 575.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 704.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Mali rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Mali ranks 165th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.