Mali — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Mali, 1989–2025.
Inflation for Mali was 3.28% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 37 years, from 1989 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 23.18% in 1994. The lowest was -6.24% in 1992 (about -1.9× the latest value).
Mali ranks 90 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 48%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Mali sits below it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 86% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 126%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 26 of 46 economies; Comoros (3.25%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 8887% in 1994. That is 60% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 125th of 131 in 1989 → 125th of 131 in 1990 → 151st of 163 in 2000 → 161st of 186 in 2010 → 134th of 178 in 2020 → 80th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1989 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 3.21% | +1.1 pp |
| 2023 | 2.06% | -7.6 pp |
| 2022 | 9.62% | +5.7 pp |
| 2021 | 3.93% | +3.5 pp |
| 2020 | 0.44% | +2.1 pp |
| 2019 | -1.66% | -2.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -1.5 pp |
| 2017 | 1.76% | +3.6 pp |
| 2016 | -1.8% | -3.3 pp |
| 2015 | 1.45% | +0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 0.88% | +1.5 pp |
| 2013 | -0.61% | -5.9 pp |
| 2012 | 5.32% | +2.4 pp |
| 2011 | 2.96% | +1.8 pp |
| 2010 | 1.11% | -1.4 pp |
| 2009 | 2.46% | -6.7 pp |
| 2008 | 9.17% | +7.8 pp |
| 2007 | 1.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 1.54% | -4.9 pp |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +9.5 pp |
| 2004 | -3.1% | -1.8 pp |
| 2003 | -1.35% | -6.4 pp |
| 2002 | 5.03% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 5.19% | +5.9 pp |
| 2000 | -0.68% | +0.5 pp |
| 1999 | -1.2% | -5.2 pp |
| 1998 | 4.04% | +4.4 pp |
| 1997 | -0.36% | -7.2 pp |
| 1996 | 6.81% | -6.6 pp |
| 1995 | 13.44% | -9.7 pp |
| 1994 | 23.18% | +23.4 pp |
| 1993 | -0.26% | +6.0 pp |
| 1992 | -6.24% | -8.0 pp |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +1.2 pp |
| 1990 | 0.61% | +0.7 pp |
| 1989 | -0.08% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mali’s Inflation in 1990?
0.61% (1990). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1989 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +4374.5% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 3.28%; 2024: 3.21%; 2023: 2.06%; 2022: 9.62%; 2021: 3.93%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.