Madagascar vs Mali: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Madagascar
- Mali
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 39.4% against 39.3% in Mali, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 146th and Mali ranks 147th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.2% | 15.3% | 11.9% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 28.3% | 28.7% | 0.4% | Mali |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 27.2% | 9.5% | Mali |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 32.2% | 6.3% | Mali |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 39.2% | 1.9% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 40.5% | 3.1% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 48.0% | 1.3% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Madagascar or Mali?
- Madagascar, at 39.4% against 39.3% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Madagascar and Mali?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mali?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Mali rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Madagascar ranks 146th and Mali ranks 147th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.