Official exchange rate in Mali
Mali: Official exchange rate was 581.93 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate in Mali, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
Mali recorded 581.93 LCU per US$, period average for official exchange rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Mali peaked at 732.4 LCU per US$, period average in 2001 and was at its lowest, 211.28 LCU per US$, period average, in 1980.
Mali ranks 31st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 246.98 LCU per US$, period average | 245.01 LCU per US$, period average | 259.96 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 240.47 LCU per US$, period average | 212.72 LCU per US$, period average | 276.4 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 334.26 LCU per US$, period average | 211.28 LCU per US$, period average | 449.26 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 445.72 LCU per US$, period average | 264.69 LCU per US$, period average | 615.47 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 568.82 LCU per US$, period average | 446 LCU per US$, period average | 732.4 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 537.01 LCU per US$, period average | 471.25 LCU per US$, period average | 592.61 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 591.45 LCU per US$, period average | 554.53 LCU per US$, period average | 623.76 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 28 Malawi 1,161 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 29 Chile 951.33 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 30 Angola 911.99 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 31 Benin 581.93 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 581.93 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 31 Cameroon 581.93 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 31 Central African Republic 581.93 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 31 Chad 581.93 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 31 Congo 581.93 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 31 Cote d'Ivoire 581.93 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 31 Equatorial Guinea 581.93 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 31 Gabon 581.93 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 581.93 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 31 Niger 581.93 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 31 Senegal 581.93 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 31 Togo 581.93 LCU per US$, period average compare
More financial sector data for Mali
- Net migration -48,019 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 5.93 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 20.4% (2025)
- Broad money 30.8% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 733.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 20.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 20.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 12.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government 6.7% (2025)
- Claims on private sector -1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Mali?
- Official exchange rate in Mali was 581.93 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 732.4 LCU per US$, period average in 2001.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 211.28 LCU per US$, period average in 1980.
- How does Mali rank for official exchange rate?
- Mali ranks 31st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This indicator represents the ratio of Local Currency Units relative to United States dollars.This indicator is derived as an average over the reference period.