Mali - Economy
How is the economy of Mali? Based on the information we have, Mali has a low-income Saharan economy; recession due to COVID-19 and political instability; extreme poverty; environmentally fragile; high public debt; agricultural and gold exporter; terrorism and warfare are common. Key agricultural products in this country include: maize, rice, millet, sorghum, okra, sugarcane, mangoes/guavas, onions, cotton, bananas (2022).
More about the economy of Mali
Labor force 7.958 million (2022 est.)
Industrial production growth rate 2.36% (2022 est.)
Industries food processing; construction; phosphate and gold mining
Population below poverty line 44.6% (2021 est.)
Taxes and other revenues 14.16% (of GDP) (2020 est.)
Fiscal year
Exchange rates
Currency Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2022 623.76 (2022 est.)
Exchange rates 2021 554.531 (2021 est.)
Exchange rates 2020 575.586 (2020 est.)
Exchange rates 2019 585.911 (2019 est.)
Exchange rates 2018 555.446 (2018 est.)
Debt - external
Debt - external 31 December 2017 $4.192 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
Debt - external 31 December 2016 $3.981 billion (31 December 2016 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2017 $647.8 million (31 December 2017 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2016 $395.7 million (31 December 2016 est.)
Current account balance
Current account balance 2021 -$1.469 billion (2021 est.)
Current account balance 2020 -$379.683 million (2020 est.)
Current account balance 2019 -$1.289 billion (2019 est.)
Public debt
Public debt 2017 35.4% of GDP (2017 est.)
Public debt 2016 36% of GDP (2016 est.)
Budget
Revenues $2.657 billion (2018 est.)
Expenditures $3.467 billion (2018 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) -2.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Remittances
Remittances 2022 6.01% of GDP (2022 est.)
Remittances 2021 5.86% of GDP (2021 est.)
Remittances 2020 5.71% of GDP (2020 est.)
Household income
Lowest 10% 3.2%
Highest 10% 28.1% (2018 est.)
Imports
Imports 2021 $7.596 billion (2021 est.)
Imports 2020 $6.339 billion (2020 est.)
Imports 2019 $6.559 billion (2019 est.)
Imports (partners) Cote d'Ivoire 24%, Senegal 19%, China 10%, France 6%, Burkina Faso 5% (2022)
Comodities Imports force refined petroleum, cotton fabric, broadcasting equipment, packaged medicine, gold (2022)
Exports
Imports 2021 $7.596 billion (2021 est.)
Imports 2020 $6.339 billion (2020 est.)
Imports 2019 $6.559 billion (2019 est.)
Exports (partners) UAE 74%, Switzerland 17%, Australia 5%, China 1%, Turkey 1% (2022)
Comodities Exports force gold, cotton, oil seeds, wood, fertilizers (2022)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 $48.184 billion (2022 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 $46.452 billion (2021 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020 $45.076 billion (2020 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate) $18.827 billion (2022 est.)
Real GDP Per capita
Real GDP per capita 2022 $2,100 (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2021 $2,100 (2021 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2020 $2,100 (2020 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
Agriculture 41.8% (2017 est.)
Industry 18.1% (2017 est.)
Services 40.5% (2017 est.)
GDP - composition, by end use
Household consumption 82.9% (2017 est.)
Government consumption 17.4% (2017 est.)
Investment in fixed capital 19.3% (2017 est.)
Investment in inventories -0.7% (2017 est.)
Exports of goods and services 22.1% (2017 est.)
Imports of goods and services -41.1% (2017 est.)
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate 2022 3.14% (2022 est.)
Unemployment rate 2021 2.44% (2021 est.)
Unemployment rate 2020 3.53% (2020 est.)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
Total 17.3% (2021 est.)
Male 15.4%
Female 19.8%
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Mali is found in Western Africa