Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Mali
Mali: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Mali, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
In 2024, short-term debt in Mali stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of down 35.8% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Mali peaked at 8.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1974.
Mali ranks 110th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5% | — |
| 1971 | 0.7% | +54.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +26.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | -28.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -72.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +107.9% |
| 1977 | 4.3% | +991.0% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | -23.0% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | +31.2% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | -24.4% |
| 1981 | 8.7% | +163.9% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | -75.9% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | +160.4% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | -15.2% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | -19.0% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | -29.1% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -16.4% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -33.4% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +59.3% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +231.5% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | -33.7% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -35.0% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +54.5% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -77.7% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +33.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -44.2% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +121.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -81.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +246.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -77.3% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +2560.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -81.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +59.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +34.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -37.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -36.8% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +19.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -35.8% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.5%, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.2%, 12% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +2560.4% | 0.2% | 6.6% |
| 1977 | +991.0% | 0.4% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 2.1% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 1.5% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 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 short-term debt in Mali?
- Short-term debt in Mali was 0.6% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 1981.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1974.
- How does Mali rank for short-term debt?
- Mali ranks 110th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.