Ethiopia vs Mali

Ethiopia vs Mali: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2024: 8.1% a year in Ethiopia and 5% a year in Mali, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 3.1 percentage points, or 1.61 times that in Mali.

% a year · IMF

Ethiopia vs Mali: GDP growthGDP growth in 2024: 8.1% a year in Ethiopia and 5% a year in Mali, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 3.1 percentage points, or 1.61 times that in Mali.
EthiopiaMaliIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Mali.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ethiopia at 7.7% a year and Mali at 5.3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEthiopiaMali
20248.15
20237.24.8
20226.43.7
20216.33.1
20206.1-1.2
201995
20187.74.9
201710.25.4
201686
201510.46.2
201410.36.5
20139.93.3
20128.7-1.1
201111.42.9
201010.65.6
2009105.5
200811.23.6
200711.81.8
200611.53.7
200512.62.5
200411.71.5
2003-2.19.8
20021.63
20017.415.8
20009.8-0.7
19996.34.7
1998-4.26.7
19972.84.1
199613.56.4
19956.10.7
19943.55.6
199313.44.3
1992-8.9-5.1
1991-7.212.7
19902.6-5.3
1989-0.53.6
19880.610.8
198713.9-0.8
19869.7-0.8
1985-11.413.2
1984-2.3-2.8
19837.8-2.3
19821-8.4
1981–2.2
198043.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
YearEthiopiaMali
20259.24.9
20269.25.5
20277.85.7
20288.25.5
20298.25.3
203085.3
20317.75.3

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.

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