Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Mali
Mali: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Mali, 1995–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.7% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Mali peaked at 2.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.
Mali ranks 160th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8% | — |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +51.7% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +65.3% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -35.4% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -31.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -65.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +110.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 4 |
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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 (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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 230.35 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.267 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 318.55 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 155.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Mali?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Mali was 0.7% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- How does Mali rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Mali ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.