Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Mali
Mali: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 38.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Mali, 1975–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Mali recorded 38.9% for travel services in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Mali peaked at 69.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1977.
Mali ranks 95th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 14.9% | — |
| 1976 | 15.1% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 10.2% | -32.2% |
| 1978 | 11.4% | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 39.5% | +247.7% |
| 1980 | 38.2% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 44.4% | +16.4% |
| 1982 | 46.9% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 46.7% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 43.2% | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 55.0% | +27.2% |
| 1986 | 59.2% | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 57.1% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 55.0% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 55.9% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 54.3% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 51.8% | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 47.7% | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 45.9% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 47.1% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 37.3% | -20.7% |
| 1996 | 39.3% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 38.4% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 41.2% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 40.9% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +43.6% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 61.5% | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 60.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 57.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 46.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -24.9% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | +74.6% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 41.2% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 38.9% | -5.5% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 38.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 38.9%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 38.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.9%, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +247.7% | 11.4% | 39.5% |
| 2021 | +74.6% | 26.2% | 45.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.2% | 10.2% | 39.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 38.2% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.4% | 37.3% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 43.8% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 35.0% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 26.2% | 45.7% | 5 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 1.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 6.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 4.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 436.55 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 192.67 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Mali?
- Travel services in Mali was 38.9% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1977.
- How does Mali rank for travel services?
- Mali ranks 95th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.