Mali — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Mali, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Mali was 3.81% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 5.47% in 2000. The lowest was 3.51% in 2020 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.55% per year.
Mali ranks 156 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 83%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Mali sits below it. It peaked in 2000 and has fallen 30% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 4%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 30 of 46 economies; Guinea (3.69%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 17% in 2001.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 73rd of 184 in 2000 → 128th of 188 in 2010 → 172nd of 189 in 2020 → 155th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 3.72% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 3.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 3.51% | -0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 3.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 3.73% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 3.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 3.77% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 4.11% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 4.48% | +0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 3.96% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 3.75% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 4.01% | -0.7 pp |
| 2010 | 4.68% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 5.21% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 5.03% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 5.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 5.46% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 5.22% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 5.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 5% | +0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 4.52% | -0.9 pp |
| 2000 | 5.47% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mali’s Health spending in 2001?
4.52% (2001). 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 % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mali’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -30.2% in total — about 1.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. 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: 2023: 3.81%; 2022: 3.72%; 2021: 3.54%; 2020: 3.51%; 2019: 3.83%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). 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.