General government final consumption expenditure in Mali
Mali: General government final consumption expenditure was 6.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Mali, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Mali recorded 6.6% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Mali peaked at 83.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, -17.3%, in 1994.
Mali ranks 37th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Mali, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.2% | — |
| 1982 | 5.1% | +338.7% |
| 1983 | 2.2% | -56.3% |
| 1984 | -0.9% | -138.9% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | -1203.7% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -75.4% |
| 1987 | -5.4% | -332.2% |
| 1988 | 9.6% | -275.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -97.0% |
| 1990 | -2.5% | -951.2% |
| 1991 | -5.5% | +123.4% |
| 1992 | -0.7% | -87.1% |
| 1993 | -7.6% | +973.4% |
| 1994 | -17.3% | +126.1% |
| 1995 | -6.3% | -63.7% |
| 1996 | 23.3% | -471.4% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | -63.7% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +882.5% |
| 1999 | -8.5% | -110.2% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -160.3% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +64.1% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -82.6% |
| 2004 | -5.6% | -527.3% |
| 2005 | -0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -72594.5% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +165.2% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | +46.8% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -51.2% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +60.7% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | -13.9% | -243.6% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -128.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +56.2% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +37.8% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -39.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -96.2% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +866.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +134.2% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +133.3% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -25.9% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | -9.8% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | -5.4% | 9.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | -17.3% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | -5.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | -13.9% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.0% | 10.3% | 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 13.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3656 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 436.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 212.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 253,905 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3413 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Mali?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Mali was 6.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.3% in 1994.
- How does Mali rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Mali ranks 37th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.