GDP growth in Mali

Mali: GDP growth was 5.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
5.6%
Change on year
up 11.6%
World rank
43rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
15.8%
in 2001
All-time low
-8.4%
in 1982
Years of data
58
1968–2025

GDP growth in Mali, 1968–2025

-10-5051015196819962025

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.

Analysis

In 2025, gdp growth in Mali stood at 5.6%.

The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp growth in Mali peaked at 15.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -8.4%, in 1982.

Mali ranks 43rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.0% 0.2% 3.7% 2
1970s 5.2% -1.5% 13.6% 10
1980s 1.0% -8.4% 13.2% 10
1990s 3.5% -5.3% 12.7% 10
2000s 4.6% -0.7% 15.8% 10
2010s 4.5% -1.1% 6.5% 10
2020s 3.5% -1.2% 5.6% 6

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.8% compare
  2. 41 Papua New Guinea 5.6% compare
  3. 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.6% compare
  4. 44 Chad 5.6% compare
  5. 45 Cambodia 5.3% compare
  6. 46 Burkina Faso 5.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdp growth in Mali?
Gdp growth in Mali was 5.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2001.
What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was -8.4% in 1982.
How does Mali rank for gdp growth?
Mali ranks 43rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is gdp growth rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,323 data points, 1961–2025
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.