Merchandise trade in Mali
Mali: Merchandise trade was 39.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Mali, 1967–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mali recorded 39.3% for merchandise trade in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Mali peaked at 55.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1968.
That places Mali 147th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 16.3% | — |
| 1968 | 13.1% | -19.9% |
| 1969 | 16.5% | +25.9% |
| 1970 | 22.2% | +35.0% |
| 1971 | 23.3% | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 21.4% | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 29.8% | +39.5% |
| 1974 | 45.3% | +52.0% |
| 1975 | 27.6% | -39.1% |
| 1976 | 25.4% | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 27.1% | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 32.6% | +20.3% |
| 1979 | 31.9% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 23.8% | -25.4% |
| 1981 | 23.2% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 28.4% | +22.2% |
| 1983 | 34.6% | +21.9% |
| 1984 | 29.6% | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 30.7% | +16.0% |
| 1987 | 22.7% | -26.2% |
| 1988 | 26.5% | +16.9% |
| 1989 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 29.6% | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 27.5% | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 25.8% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 30.6% | +18.6% |
| 1994 | 34.8% | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 36.0% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 33.8% | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 34.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 36.1% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | -26.1% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 41.5% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 39.3% | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.3% | 13.1% | 16.5% | 3 |
| 1970s | 28.7% | 21.4% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.2% | 22.7% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 25.8% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 35.0% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 37.1% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 39.3% | 55.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More private sector data for Mali
- 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$), annual growth rate -12.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 276.88 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Mali?
- Merchandise trade in Mali was 39.3% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1968.
- How does Mali rank for merchandise trade?
- Mali ranks 147th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.