Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Mali
Mali: Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) was 59.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Multilateral debt service in Mali, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service.
Analysis
Mali recorded 59.3% for multilateral debt service in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service in Mali peaked at 74.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1973.
Mali ranks 35th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.2% | — |
| 1971 | 6.5% | +24.1% |
| 1972 | 12.1% | +87.4% |
| 1973 | 5.1% | -57.7% |
| 1974 | 11.8% | +130.4% |
| 1975 | 10.1% | -14.6% |
| 1976 | 7.7% | -23.4% |
| 1977 | 12.4% | +60.5% |
| 1978 | 13.1% | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 16.9% | +28.5% |
| 1980 | 17.0% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 20.9% | +22.7% |
| 1982 | 54.0% | +159.1% |
| 1983 | 33.1% | -38.8% |
| 1984 | 37.5% | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 43.9% | +16.9% |
| 1986 | 42.4% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 26.3% | -38.0% |
| 1988 | 58.4% | +122.1% |
| 1989 | 52.7% | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 54.3% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 50.2% | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 55.1% | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 38.9% | -29.4% |
| 1994 | 49.2% | +26.5% |
| 1995 | 45.6% | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 38.8% | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 65.6% | +68.8% |
| 1998 | 66.8% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 55.4% | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 56.9% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 53.8% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 60.5% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | -23.5% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.1% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 60.8% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | +16.2% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 59.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 59.2%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 59.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.0%, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +159.1% | 20.9% | 54.0% |
| 1974 | +130.4% | 5.1% | 11.8% |
| 1988 | +122.1% | 26.3% | 58.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.1% | 5.1% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.6% | 17.0% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.0% | 38.8% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 51.3% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 52.1% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 51.0% | 60.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More external debt data for Mali
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 28.78 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.18 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0011 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0.6305 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 113.96 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 4.66 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0043 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.9% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 81.55 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multilateral debt service in Mali?
- Multilateral debt service in Mali was 59.3% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1973.
- How does Mali rank for multilateral debt service?
- Mali ranks 35th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.