Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Mali: key statistics
Mali has 25.2m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $1,193. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Bamako
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Currency
- West African CFA franc XOF
- Languages
- Bambara, Fula, Minyanka, Soninke
- ISO codes
- MLMLI
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Algeria, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal
Population25.2m2025 · rank 58 of 217GDP$30.1bn2025 · rank 115 of 211GDP per capita$1,1932025 · rank 191 of 211Life expectancy60.7 yrs2024 · rank 211 of 217Internet users36.8%2024 · rank 161 of 188Fertility5.512024 · rank 6 of 217CO₂ per person0.30 t2024 · rank 173 of 203Inflation3.3%2025 · rank 87 of 180
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Mali, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Mali by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 25.2m | 2025 | 58/217 | 16/48 | +36% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.90% | 2025 | 14/217 | 7/48 | −0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 32.2% | 2025 | 190/217 | 37/48 | +6.4 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 5.51 | 2024 | 6/217 | 6/48 | −14% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 2.4% | 2025 | 211/217 | 44/48 | −0.3 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 45.8% | 2025 | 6/217 | 6/48 | −2.2 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 20.1 | 2024 | 186/216 | 40/48 | +36% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 39.5 | 2024 | 6/217 | 6/48 | −12% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 1,241,238 km² | 2024 | 23/216 | 6/48 | +0.1% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $30.1bn | 2025 | 115/211 | 15/46 | +93% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $1,193 | 2025 | 191/211 | 28/46 | +42% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $3,503 | 2025 | 181/199 | 31/46 | +50% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $1,120 | 2025 | 182/201 | 29/46 | +26% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 5.6% | 2025 | 42/210 | 18/46 | −0.6 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.6% | 2025 | 101/210 | 22/46 | −0.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 33.0% | 2025 | 8/198 | 6/45 | +2.5 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 23.4% | 2025 | 103/201 | 28/45 | +1.0 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 36.6% | 2025 | 192/201 | 41/45 | −3.5 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 20.0% | 2025 | 122/175 | 24/43 | −4.9 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 15.1% | 2024 | 123/163 | 27/39 | −7.5 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.3% | 2025 | 87/180 | 26/44 | +1.8 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 3.6% | 2016 | 89/136 | 28/36 | +4.5 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 5.3% | 2016 | 108/136 | 33/36 | +0.6 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 581.93 | 2025 | 38/210 | 21/47 | −1.6% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 12.0% | 2020 | 109/142 | 21/32 | +1.1 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 12.2% | 2020 | 132/142 | 27/32 | +1.5 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 24.9% | 2024 | 96/119 | 36/43 | +3.7 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 3.87% | 2025 | 14/156 | 1/45 | +1.5 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 22.1% | 2025 | 137/184 | 25/43 | +1.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 26.7% | 2025 | 148/184 | 32/43 | −6.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 48.8% | 2025 | 148/184 | 29/43 | −4.8 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -4.3% | 2024 | 128/185 | 22/42 | −0.4 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 2.8% | 2025 | 75/197 | 19/46 | +1.0 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 4.0% | 2024 | 62/178 | 15/41 | −1.4 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 217,000 | 2019 | 153/196 | 27/42 | +36% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2.8% | 2025 | 153/187 | 37/47 | +1.4 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 3.9% | 2025 | 170/187 | 37/47 | +1.7 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 67.0% | 2025 | 45/187 | 21/47 | −3.5 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 52.8% | 2025 | 96/187 | 30/47 | −8.4 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $1.3bn | 2023 | 33/145 | 19/48 | −7.5% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 5.4% | 2023 | 45/139 | 23/47 | −3.7 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $54.4 | 2023 | 82/145 | 29/48 | −32% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 36.1% | 2021 | 25/151 | 25/44 | −27.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 59.5% | 2021 | 21/151 | 21/44 | −21.2 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 45.5% | 2021 | 24/145 | 20/45 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 35.7 | 2021 | 68/151 | 32/44 | +8.2% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 12.1% | 2024 | 46/167 | 30/44 | +6.1 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 30.1% | 2025 | 77/190 | 17/46 | +21.2 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 35.6% | 2024 | 139/141 | 39/41 | +5.0 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 27.7% | 2024 | 142/147 | 37/41 | +8.8 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 72.8% | 2023 | 187/191 | 38/41 | +1.9 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 38.9% | 2023 | 165/176 | 24/34 | −0.3 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 5.1% | 2015 | 165/172 | 29/34 | +3.2 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 48.4% | 2023 | 163/168 | 32/36 | −2.0 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 37.8 | 2018 | 24/173 | 20/40 | −26% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.2% | 2023 | 92/184 | 16/43 | +1.4 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 60.7 yrs | 2024 | 211/217 | 42/48 | +5.6% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 47.5 | 2024 | 16/196 | 14/48 | −30% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 73.0 | 2024 | 13/196 | 13/48 | −36% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 367 | 2023 | 16/194 | 15/48 | −30% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 3.8% | 2023 | 158/193 | 31/48 | −0.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $34.0 | 2023 | 182/193 | 40/48 | +13% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.19 | 2023 | 154/180 | 23/46 | +66% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 72% | 2024 | 162/193 | 30/48 | +7.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.8% | 2024 | 48/153 | 32/44 | −0.4 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 25.1% | 2024 | 43/154 | 28/46 | −3.0 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 86.4% | 2024 | 161/206 | 11/46 | +14.4 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 47.8% | 2024 | 172/203 | 19/46 | +13.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 36.8% | 2024 | 161/188 | 23/46 | +29.8 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 112.1 | 2022 | 116/210 | 16/48 | +30% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.8 | 2022 | 174/208 | 20/48 | +2,939% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 49.5% | 2024 | 201/215 | 35/48 | +15.3 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 2.0% | 2024 | 186/192 | 42/48 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.30 t | 2024 | 173/203 | 29/47 | +87% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 71.1% | 2022 | 28/212 | 24/48 | −10.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 62.3% | 2021 | 51/206 | 17/48 | −0.5 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 8.7% | 2024 | 172/214 | 42/48 | −0.8 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 5.5% | 2024 | 133/206 | 32/48 | +0.6 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 8.6% | 2022 | 92/177 | 15/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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