Starting a business - Score in Mali
Mali: Starting a business - Score was 84.27 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Mali, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Mali is 84.27, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Mali peaked at 84.27 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.4, in 2006.
Mali ranks 125th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 25.66 | — |
| 2004 | 27.23 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 28.33 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 23.4 | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 41.21 | +76.1% |
| 2008 | 43.31 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 58.99 | +36.2% |
| 2010 | 61.63 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 60.62 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 62.18 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 63.45 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 62.92 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 66.05 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 84.12 | +27.4% |
| 2017 | 83.83 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.05 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 84.27 | +0.3% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 84.27 is above the median for low income countries, which is 79.03, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mali's 84.27 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business - Score in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +76.1% | 23.4 | 41.21 |
| 2009 | +36.2% | 43.31 | 58.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.45 | 23.4 | 58.99 | 7 |
| 2010s | 71.31 | 60.62 | 84.27 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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 starting a business - score in Mali?
- Starting a business - score in Mali was 84.27 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 84.27 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4 in 2006.
- How does Mali rank for starting a business - score?
- Mali ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.