Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Mali
Mali: Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP was 41.44 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Mali, 2001–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Mali recorded 41.44 for net debt, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net debt, general government, percent of gdp in Mali peaked at 78.47 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.46, in 2009.
That places Mali 47th out of 90 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 78.47 | — |
| 2002 | 42.91 | -45.3% |
| 2003 | 37.39 | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 36.92 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 42.07 | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 13.12 | -68.8% |
| 2007 | 13.18 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.08 | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 12.46 | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 17.29 | +38.7% |
| 2011 | 17.5 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 21.33 | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 20.22 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 19.66 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 23.15 | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 31.19 | +34.7% |
| 2017 | 33.34 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 34.09 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 36.19 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 40.35 | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 44.44 | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 46.4 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 49.04 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 48.02 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 45.44 | -5.4% |
| 2026 | 43.97 | -3.2% |
| 2027 | 43.01 | -2.2% |
| 2028 | 42.3 | -1.6% |
| 2029 | 41.81 | -1.2% |
| 2030 | 41.44 | -0.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 41.44 is above the median for low income countries, which is 41.44, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Mali's 41.44 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.86, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -68.8% | 42.07 | 13.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4 | 12.46 | 78.47 | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.39 | 17.29 | 36.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.48 | 40.35 | 49.04 | 10 |
| 2030s | 41.44 | 41.44 | 41.44 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 44 South Sudan 44.73 compare
- 45 Panama 44.1 compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 41.53 compare
- 48 Niger 40.28 compare
- 49 Albania 40.16 compare
- 50 Netherlands 40.01 compare
More external debt data for Mali
- 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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 81.55 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 871.70 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 6.41 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 6.41 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 46.50 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net debt, general government, percent of gdp in Mali?
- Net debt, general government, percent of gdp in Mali was 41.44 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 78.47 in 2001.
- What is the lowest net debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.46 in 2009.
- How does Mali rank for net debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Mali ranks 47th out of 90 countries with data for 2030.
- Is net debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October