Mali vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Transport services

Mali
68.7%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
39.4%
in 2024
Mali rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
12th

Transport services over time

  • Mali
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 68.7% against 39.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 29.3%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 197 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 66.4% 47.3% 19.2% Mali
1980s 65.2% 48.5% 16.7% Mali
1990s 65.1% 41.9% 23.2% Mali
2000s 62.6% 41.2% 21.4% Mali
2010s 59.7% 41.6% 18.1% Mali
2020s 68.2% 41.8% 26.4% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Mali or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Mali, at 68.7% against 39.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in transport services between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
29.3%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for transport services?
Mali ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Unit
% of commercial service imports
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,663 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.