Travel services in Mali
Mali: Travel services was 8.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Mali, 1975–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in Mali stood at 8.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Mali peaked at 24.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2022.
Mali ranks 164th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 24.1% | — |
| 1976 | 23.9% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 23.0% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 18.7% | -18.9% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | -31.3% |
| 1980 | 10.4% | -19.2% |
| 1981 | 10.4% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 12.7% | +22.6% |
| 1983 | 11.5% | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 15.1% | +41.1% |
| 1986 | 17.2% | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 18.7% | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 17.2% | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 15.8% | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 17.2% | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 17.7% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | -30.9% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +26.8% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +35.6% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.5% | 12.8% | 24.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 10.4% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 11.2% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 8.6% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.6% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.6% | 9.5% | 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)
- 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 travel services in Mali?
- Travel services in Mali was 8.1% 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 24.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2022.
- How does Mali rank for travel services?
- Mali ranks 164th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.