Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Mali
Mali: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.3984 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Mali, 1967–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.3984 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in 2023. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Mali peaked at 0.3984 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0739 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1968.
Mali ranks 74th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Mali, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1968 | 0.0739 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0986 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2978 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1475 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0839 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.0% |
| 1982 | 0.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +86.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1788 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1507 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1697 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2973 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2776 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3699 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2465 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3741 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3984 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0739 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1970s | 0.1745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2978 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1671 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0839 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1834 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2973 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3699 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3984 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 71 Aruba 0.4091 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 72 Curaçao 0.4072 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 73 Grenada 0.4044 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Paraguay 0.3953 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 76 Switzerland 0.3921 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 Congo 0.389 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Mali
- Merchandise trade 39.3% (2025)
- Food imports 13.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 4.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 192.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1615 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -12.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Mali?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Mali was 0.3984 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3984 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0739 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1968.
- How does Mali rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
- Mali ranks 74th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.