Mali is a low-income country with a population of 24.5M people. The capital and largest city is Bamako, with 4.23M residents. Mali shares land borders with Mauritania, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Niger, Ivory Coast and Senegal.
Mali ranks 113/197 by GDP ($26.6B) and 171/197 by GDP per capita ($1,086). The top export category is precious metals & jewellery, while the top import is raw materials & minerals.
Main facts and rankings
Mali
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
25787988
|
58/197 |
| GDP |
$26.6B
2024 |
113/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$1,086
2024 |
171/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$3,309
2024 |
173/197 |
| Government debt |
$13.8B
2024 |
113/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
51.7%
2025 |
106/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$563
2024 |
161/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$1,598
2025 |
180/197 |
| Land area | 471,118 sq mi | 23/197 |
| Population density | 52 ppl/mi² | 169/197 |
| Fertility rate | 5.61 | 6/196 |
| Median age | 16.7 years | 193/196 |
| Life expectancy | 60.9 years | 191/197 |
Mali trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1967 | $275,494,478 |
| 1968 | $343,771,973 |
| 1969 | $339,913,867 |
| 1970 | $359,772,315 |
| 1971 | $395,218,629 |
| 1972 | $486,617,280 |
| 1973 | $563,683,703 |
| 1974 | $538,747,340 |
| 1975 | $830,710,615 |
| 1976 | $939,228,017 |
| 1977 | $1,049,838,548 |
| 1978 | $1,222,702,573 |
| 1979 | $1,595,422,956 |
| 1980 | $1,759,691,186 |
| 1981 | $1,538,972,424 |
| 1982 | $1,333,754,225 |
| 1983 | $1,297,765,326 |
| 1984 | $1,232,932,104 |
| 1985 | $1,392,196,048 |
| 1986 | $1,852,163,453 |
| 1987 | $2,090,629,987 |
| 1988 | $2,169,040,603 |
| 1989 | $2,181,821,909 |
| 1990 | $2,681,912,149 |
| 1991 | $2,724,131,458 |
| 1992 | $2,830,673,378 |
| 1993 | $2,818,281,085 |
| 1994 | $2,081,846,498 |
| 1995 | $2,706,425,157 |
| 1996 | $2,780,422,049 |
| 1997 | $2,697,105,823 |
| 1998 | $2,920,358,711 |
| 1999 | $3,440,724,710 |
| 2000 | $2,961,484,954 |
| 2001 | $3,468,337,942 |
| 2002 | $3,908,121,307 |
| 2003 | $4,714,071,980 |
| 2004 | $7,113,132,070 |
| 2005 | $8,009,875,052 |
| 2006 | $8,858,863,053 |
| 2007 | $10,289,243,720 |
| 2008 | $12,262,134,441 |
| 2009 | $12,592,138,109 |
| 2010 | $13,196,527,458 |
| 2011 | $15,506,843,902 |
| 2012 | $14,891,957,623 |
| 2013 | $15,769,357,573 |
| 2014 | $16,943,434,591 |
| 2015 | $15,583,181,170 |
| 2016 | $16,743,796,800 |
| 2017 | $18,308,362,040 |
| 2018 | $20,368,015,381 |
| 2019 | $20,477,421,885 |
| 2020 | $20,698,560,939 |
| 2021 | $22,999,245,263 |
| 2022 | $22,374,051,350 |
| 2023 | $24,621,545,565 |
| 2024 | $26,588,067,731 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1967 | $46 |
| 1968 | $56.5 |
| 1969 | $55 |
| 1970 | $57.3 |
| 1971 | $62 |
| 1972 | $75.1 |
| 1973 | $85.4 |
| 1974 | $80.2 |
| 1975 | $121.5 |
| 1976 | $134.9 |
| 1977 | $148.1 |
| 1978 | $169.1 |
| 1979 | $216.3 |
| 1980 | $233.7 |
| 1981 | $200.1 |
| 1982 | $169.7 |
| 1983 | $161.5 |
| 1984 | $150.2 |
| 1985 | $166.2 |
| 1986 | $217.1 |
| 1987 | $240.8 |
| 1988 | $245.5 |
| 1989 | $242.4 |
| 1990 | $292.2 |
| 1991 | $290.9 |
| 1992 | $296.3 |
| 1993 | $288.9 |
| 1994 | $208.9 |
| 1995 | $265.7 |
| 1996 | $267.2 |
| 1997 | $253.3 |
| 1998 | $267.4 |
| 1999 | $306 |
| 2000 | $256.2 |
| 2001 | $291.2 |
| 2002 | $318 |
| 2003 | $372 |
| 2004 | $543 |
| 2005 | $592 |
| 2006 | $633 |
| 2007 | $712 |
| 2008 | $821 |
| 2009 | $816 |
| 2010 | $828 |
| 2011 | $942 |
| 2012 | $878 |
| 2013 | $903 |
| 2014 | $940 |
| 2015 | $838 |
| 2016 | $872 |
| 2017 | $924 |
| 2018 | $996 |
| 2019 | $972 |
| 2020 | $953 |
| 2021 | $1,027 |
| 2022 | $970 |
| 2023 | $1,036 |
| 2024 | $1,086 |
Mali's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 28.7 |
| 1951 | 28.9 |
| 1952 | 29.1 |
| 1953 | 29.4 |
| 1954 | 29.5 |
| 1955 | 29.7 |
| 1956 | 29.9 |
| 1957 | 30.1 |
| 1958 | 30.2 |
| 1959 | 30.3 |
| 1960 | 30.5 |
| 1961 | 30.6 |
| 1962 | 30.8 |
| 1963 | 31 |
| 1964 | 31.2 |
| 1965 | 31.5 |
| 1966 | 31.8 |
| 1967 | 32.2 |
| 1968 | 32.6 |
| 1969 | 32.9 |
| 1970 | 33.4 |
| 1971 | 33.8 |
| 1972 | 34.5 |
| 1973 | 35.1 |
| 1974 | 35.7 |
| 1975 | 36.5 |
| 1976 | 37.2 |
| 1977 | 38 |
| 1978 | 38.8 |
| 1979 | 39.5 |
| 1980 | 40.3 |
| 1981 | 41 |
| 1982 | 41.8 |
| 1983 | 42.7 |
| 1984 | 43.4 |
| 1985 | 43.9 |
| 1986 | 44.6 |
| 1987 | 45.2 |
| 1988 | 45.7 |
| 1989 | 46.2 |
| 1990 | 46.5 |
| 1991 | 46.9 |
| 1992 | 47.2 |
| 1993 | 47.6 |
| 1994 | 47.9 |
| 1995 | 48.3 |
| 1996 | 48.5 |
| 1997 | 49.1 |
| 1998 | 49.6 |
| 1999 | 50.1 |
| 2000 | 50.6 |
| 2001 | 51.3 |
| 2002 | 52 |
| 2003 | 52.6 |
| 2004 | 53.3 |
| 2005 | 53.8 |
| 2006 | 54.3 |
| 2007 | 54.8 |
| 2008 | 55.2 |
| 2009 | 55.6 |
| 2010 | 56 |
| 2011 | 56.4 |
| 2012 | 56.7 |
| 2013 | 57.1 |
| 2014 | 57.5 |
| 2015 | 57.9 |
| 2016 | 58.3 |
| 2017 | 58.6 |
| 2018 | 58.9 |
| 2019 | 59.2 |
| 2020 | 58.9 |
| 2021 | 59.1 |
| 2022 | 60 |
| 2023 | 60.4 |
| 2024 | 60.7 |
| 2025 | 60.9 |
Mali's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,402,550 |
| 1961 | 5,482,283 |
| 1962 | 5,563,917 |
| 1963 | 5,646,605 |
| 1964 | 5,730,125 |
| 1965 | 5,815,487 |
| 1966 | 5,902,204 |
| 1967 | 5,990,906 |
| 1968 | 6,082,979 |
| 1969 | 6,177,704 |
| 1970 | 6,276,472 |
| 1971 | 6,377,944 |
| 1972 | 6,483,726 |
| 1973 | 6,597,106 |
| 1974 | 6,715,436 |
| 1975 | 6,837,261 |
| 1976 | 6,960,979 |
| 1977 | 7,090,979 |
| 1978 | 7,229,651 |
| 1979 | 7,375,266 |
| 1980 | 7,530,515 |
| 1981 | 7,692,766 |
| 1982 | 7,860,194 |
| 1983 | 8,034,400 |
| 1984 | 8,208,599 |
| 1985 | 8,374,663 |
| 1986 | 8,531,277 |
| 1987 | 8,681,164 |
| 1988 | 8,833,996 |
| 1989 | 8,999,938 |
| 1990 | 9,178,830 |
| 1991 | 9,362,888 |
| 1992 | 9,553,540 |
| 1993 | 9,754,786 |
| 1994 | 9,967,031 |
| 1995 | 10,185,365 |
| 1996 | 10,407,278 |
| 1997 | 10,646,495 |
| 1998 | 10,919,573 |
| 1999 | 11,227,415 |
| 2000 | 11,559,290 |
| 2001 | 11,912,158 |
| 2002 | 12,288,050 |
| 2003 | 12,684,955 |
| 2004 | 13,102,409 |
| 2005 | 13,538,647 |
| 2006 | 13,990,139 |
| 2007 | 14,457,775 |
| 2008 | 14,940,782 |
| 2009 | 15,435,539 |
| 2010 | 15,945,198 |
| 2011 | 16,469,049 |
| 2012 | 16,957,033 |
| 2013 | 17,459,615 |
| 2014 | 18,020,267 |
| 2015 | 18,593,022 |
| 2016 | 19,191,289 |
| 2017 | 19,813,011 |
| 2018 | 20,442,030 |
| 2019 | 21,068,405 |
| 2020 | 21,713,836 |
| 2021 | 22,388,630 |
| 2022 | 23,072,640 |
| 2023 | 23,769,127 |
| 2024 | 24,478,595 |
Mali's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.02 |
| 1961 | 7.03 |
| 1962 | 7.04 |
| 1963 | 7.05 |
| 1964 | 7.06 |
| 1965 | 7.08 |
| 1966 | 7.11 |
| 1967 | 7.14 |
| 1968 | 7.16 |
| 1969 | 7.18 |
| 1970 | 7.18 |
| 1971 | 7.2 |
| 1972 | 7.22 |
| 1973 | 7.22 |
| 1974 | 7.23 |
| 1975 | 7.25 |
| 1976 | 7.27 |
| 1977 | 7.3 |
| 1978 | 7.32 |
| 1979 | 7.35 |
| 1980 | 7.37 |
| 1981 | 7.37 |
| 1982 | 7.32 |
| 1983 | 7.28 |
| 1984 | 7.26 |
| 1985 | 7.26 |
| 1986 | 7.31 |
| 1987 | 7.31 |
| 1988 | 7.32 |
| 1989 | 7.33 |
| 1990 | 7.31 |
| 1991 | 7.28 |
| 1992 | 7.24 |
| 1993 | 7.18 |
| 1994 | 7.12 |
| 1995 | 7.05 |
| 1996 | 7.01 |
| 1997 | 6.97 |
| 1998 | 6.94 |
| 1999 | 6.91 |
| 2000 | 6.89 |
| 2001 | 6.85 |
| 2002 | 6.82 |
| 2003 | 6.78 |
| 2004 | 6.74 |
| 2005 | 6.71 |
| 2006 | 6.68 |
| 2007 | 6.65 |
| 2008 | 6.62 |
| 2009 | 6.59 |
| 2010 | 6.58 |
| 2011 | 6.55 |
| 2012 | 6.52 |
| 2013 | 6.49 |
| 2014 | 6.44 |
| 2015 | 6.39 |
| 2016 | 6.32 |
| 2017 | 6.25 |
| 2018 | 6.12 |
| 2019 | 5.89 |
| 2020 | 5.85 |
| 2021 | 5.78 |
| 2022 | 5.69 |
| 2023 | 5.61 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.8 |
| 1961 | 19.8 |
| 1962 | 19.8 |
| 1963 | 19.8 |
| 1964 | 19.8 |
| 1965 | 19.8 |
| 1966 | 19.7 |
| 1967 | 19.6 |
| 1968 | 19.6 |
| 1969 | 19.5 |
| 1970 | 19.4 |
| 1971 | 19.3 |
| 1972 | 19.2 |
| 1973 | 19.1 |
| 1974 | 19 |
| 1975 | 18.9 |
| 1976 | 18.7 |
| 1977 | 18.6 |
| 1978 | 18.4 |
| 1979 | 18.3 |
| 1980 | 18.1 |
| 1981 | 17.9 |
| 1982 | 17.8 |
| 1983 | 17.6 |
| 1984 | 17.5 |
| 1985 | 17.3 |
| 1986 | 17.1 |
| 1987 | 16.9 |
| 1988 | 16.8 |
| 1989 | 16.6 |
| 1990 | 16.5 |
| 1991 | 16.4 |
| 1992 | 16.4 |
| 1993 | 16.3 |
| 1994 | 16.3 |
| 1995 | 16.3 |
| 1996 | 16.3 |
| 1997 | 16.3 |
| 1998 | 16.4 |
| 1999 | 16.4 |
| 2000 | 16.5 |
| 2001 | 16.5 |
| 2002 | 16.6 |
| 2003 | 16.6 |
| 2004 | 16.6 |
| 2005 | 16.6 |
| 2006 | 16.6 |
| 2007 | 16.6 |
| 2008 | 16.5 |
| 2009 | 16.4 |
| 2010 | 16.4 |
| 2011 | 16.3 |
| 2012 | 16.1 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 16 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 16.1 |
| 2020 | 16.2 |
| 2021 | 16.3 |
| 2022 | 16.5 |
| 2023 | 16.6 |
| 2024 | 16.7 |
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Mali: National Statistics
Finance
|
Mali
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$24.9B
2024 |
114/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
26.2%
2025 |
121/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
4.18%
2023 |
92/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
3.83%
2023 |
22/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
41,000
2020 |
79/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-3.13%
2025 |
100/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
2.39%
2022 |
168/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
36.7%
2024 |
184/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
22.7%
2024 |
111/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
52.6
2025 |
144/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
28.3%
2021 |
77/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
3.2%
2021 |
47/169 |
| Personal remittances received |
$1.09B
2024 |
82/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
217,000
2019 |
149/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
5.52%
2018 |
89/184 |
| Banked people share |
54.7%
2024 |
106/158 |
Energy
|
Mali
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
6.66 megatons
2023 |
125/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
0.28 tons
2023 |
165/187 |
| Renewable energy use share |
71.1%
2022 |
28/193 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
62.3%
2021 |
51/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
56.6%
2021 |
43/192 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
123/192 |
| Electricity access |
54.5%
2023 |
171/195 |
Society
|
Mali
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.3%
2024 |
58/197 |
| Annual migration change |
-46,880
2024 |
177/196 |
| Urban population |
46.9%
2024 |
138/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.74 ft
2025 |
66/190 |
| Average female height |
5.31 ft
2025 |
70/190 |
| Quality of life index |
15
2025 |
186/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
27
2024 |
154/197 |
| Higher education index |
21
2025 |
147/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
10.9
2015 |
36/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
22.7
2019 |
55/197 |
| Visa free countries |
61
2025 |
168/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
31%
2020 |
195/196 |
| English speaking |
0%
2025 |
196/197 |
| People using the Internet |
35.1%
2023 |
162/195 |
Health
|
Mali
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$29.7
2022 |
183/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$12.9
2022 |
167/191 |
| Life expectancy |
60.9 years
2025 |
191/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
8.68%
2022 |
67/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.2
2022 |
160/193 |
| Age at first childbirth |
19.2 years
2025 |
128/137 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
367
2023 |
16/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
91.3
2023 |
9/192 |
| Obesity rate |
11.8%
2022 |
148/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
4.8%
2024 |
171/195 |
| Air quality index |
20
2025 |
160/197 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
8%
2022 |
149/164 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
5.32 liters
2020 |
82/186 |
Territory
|
Mali
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.82%
2025 |
23/197 |
| Land area per capita |
19,246 sq mi
2024 |
29/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
167,103 sq mi
2025 |
22/194 |
| Forest area |
51,336 sq mi
2025 |
47/196 |
| Roads length |
86,437 mi
2018 |
44/175 |
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