Mali — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Mali, 1968–2025.
GDP growth for Mali was 5.60% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 58 years, from 1968 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 15.81% in 2001. The lowest was -8.41% in 1982 (about -1.5× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.73% per year.
Mali ranks 43 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 20%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Mali sits above it. It peaked in 2001 and has fallen 65% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 10%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 19 of 47 economies; Chad (5.59%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2557% in 1970. That is 27% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1968 level: doubled by 1975. Doubling roughly every 96 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 81st of 119 in 1968 → 55th of 119 in 1970 → 133rd of 152 in 1980 → 164th of 176 in 1990 → 177th of 199 in 2000 → 74th of 209 in 2010 → 53rd of 209 in 2020 → 38th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1968 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.6% | +0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 5.02% | +0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 4.76% | +1.1 pp |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +4.3 pp |
| 2020 | -1.17% | -6.2 pp |
| 2019 | 5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 4.87% | -0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 5.38% | -0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 6.01% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 6.24% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +3.2 pp |
| 2013 | 3.29% | +4.4 pp |
| 2012 | -1.07% | -4.0 pp |
| 2011 | 2.94% | -2.6 pp |
| 2010 | 5.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 5.45% | +1.8 pp |
| 2008 | 3.64% | +1.9 pp |
| 2007 | 1.76% | -1.9 pp |
| 2006 | 3.69% | +1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 2.54% | +1.1 pp |
| 2004 | 1.48% | -8.3 pp |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +6.8 pp |
| 2002 | 3.04% | -12.8 pp |
| 2001 | 15.81% | +16.5 pp |
| 2000 | -0.74% | -5.4 pp |
| 1999 | 4.71% | -1.9 pp |
| 1998 | 6.65% | +2.5 pp |
| 1997 | 4.12% | -2.2 pp |
| 1996 | 6.37% | +5.6 pp |
| 1995 | 0.73% | -4.9 pp |
| 1994 | 5.59% | +1.2 pp |
| 1993 | 4.35% | +9.4 pp |
| 1992 | -5.06% | -17.7 pp |
| 1991 | 12.66% | +17.9 pp |
| 1990 | -5.29% | -8.9 pp |
| 1989 | 3.59% | -7.2 pp |
| 1988 | 10.81% | +11.6 pp |
| 1987 | -0.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | -0.76% | -14.0 pp |
| 1985 | 13.19% | +16.0 pp |
| 1984 | -2.81% | -0.5 pp |
| 1983 | -2.3% | +6.1 pp |
| 1982 | -8.41% | -10.7 pp |
| 1981 | 2.25% | +6.6 pp |
| 1980 | -4.33% | -14.7 pp |
| 1979 | 10.4% | +11.9 pp |
| 1978 | -1.46% | -7.8 pp |
| 1977 | 6.35% | -7.3 pp |
| 1976 | 13.62% | +2.0 pp |
| 1975 | 11.63% | +13.2 pp |
| 1974 | -1.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | -1.46% | -7.3 pp |
| 1972 | 5.84% | +3.3 pp |
| 1971 | 2.57% | -3.6 pp |
| 1970 | 6.14% | +5.9 pp |
| 1969 | 0.23% | -3.5 pp |
| 1968 | 3.71% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mali’s GDP growth in 1969?
0.23% (1969). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mali’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1968 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +51.0% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 5.6%; 2024: 5.02%; 2023: 4.76%; 2022: 3.7%; 2021: 3.1%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.