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General profile: Mali

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
24.479 Millions
606.344 XOF/US$
21 992 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 1 220 190 km²
..
3.60 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-3.0 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
1 101
1 996
2 717
5 486
Merchandise imports
1 544
3 428
3 800
7 072
Merchandise trade balance
-443
-1 431
-1 084
-1 586
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
84 %84 %4 %4 %6 %6 %7 %7 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
2 9338904412662382 933890441266238
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
274
384
433
(e) 501
Services imports
590
1 029
1 995
(e) 1 770
Services trade balance
-316
-645
-1 562
(e) -1 269
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
12.8
1.9
3.3
-
Travel
54.1
53.3
42.9
(e) 33.9
Other services
33.1
(e) 44.8
53.8
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TRADE INDICES
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1551531341491781291221041081009176837472616556631451181031241421101021061091009910611711810688757472
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.6 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
6 248
10 689
13 105
21 992
GDP per capita, current US$
461
670
705
898
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
10.37
10.87
7.52
3.60
Current account balance, % of GDP
-7.01
-11.14
-5.32
(e) -6.32
Exchange rate (/US$)
527.258
494.794
591.212
606.344
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
74.217.518.929.440.074.217.518.929.440.0
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.2 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
223.80
405.90
275.53
708.59
FDI outflows
-0.94
7.41
82.37
35.45
Personal remittances, % of GDP
2.84
4.43
6.23
4.60
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 012.01 045.11 107.01 131.5997.1971.71 022.6885.4827.2816.9921.5894.8827.4785.1473.2455.6432.7344.4212.0709703716640537721467563356276144308398556406748180738322410113224412282FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
-7.34
-12.25
-15.55
(e) -4.81
Balance, % of imports
-25.00
-34.94
-39.28
(e) -14.30
Normalized balance
-0.143
-0.212
-0.244
(e) -0.077
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
6269736766646059646461655951584965565851
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 47%Urban 47%Rural 53%Rural 53%
OTHER INDICATORS
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Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
..
..
..
..
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.18
0.10
-
-
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
2.16
2.42
-
-
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025