Expense in Mali
Mali: Expense was 12.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Expense in Mali, 2000–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, expense in Mali stood at 12.2%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Mali peaked at 12.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
That places Mali 144th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.0% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 141 Democratic Republic of Congo 12.4% compare
- 142 Cameroon 12.4% compare
- 143 Burundi 12.3% compare
- 145 Central African Republic 11.7% compare
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 11.0% compare
- 147 Madagascar 11.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Mali
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 674.68 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.24 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -496.27 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -852.80 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 674,707 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,120 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 17.00 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Mali?
- Expense in Mali was 12.2% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for expense?
- Mali ranks 144th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is expense rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.