Côte d’Ivoire vs Mali
Côte d’Ivoire vs Mali: Inflation
Inflation: 3.4% a year in Côte d’Ivoire in 2024 and 2.3% a year in Mali in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Mali.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Mali.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Côte d’Ivoire at 2% a year and Mali at 2% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 9.7 |
| 2021 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | -3 |
| 2018 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 0.8 | -1.8 |
| 2015 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| 2014 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| 2013 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 2012 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| 2011 | 4.9 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| 2008 | 1.7 | 9.2 |
| 2007 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 2006 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| 2005 | 3.9 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | 1.5 | -3.1 |
| 2003 | 3.3 | -1.3 |
| 2002 | 3.1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 2000 | 2.5 | -0.8 |
| 1999 | 0.7 | -1.2 |
| 1998 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 1997 | 6.3 | -0.7 |
| 1996 | 2.7 | 6.5 |
| 1995 | 14.1 | 11.6 |
| 1994 | 26 | 24.3 |
| 1993 | 2.1 | -0.6 |
| 1992 | 4.2 | -5.9 |
| 1991 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 1990 | -0.7 | 1.6 |
| 1989 | 1 | -0.2 |
| 1988 | 6.9 | 8.9 |
| 1987 | 7 | -14.9 |
| 1986 | 6.8 | -1.4 |
| 1985 | 1.8 | 9.1 |
| 1984 | 4.3 | 10.7 |
| 1983 | 5.9 | 10.5 |
| 1982 | 7.4 | 3.9 |
| 1981 | 8.7 | 12.7 |
| 1980 | 8.8 | 20.3 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.2 | 3 |
| 2027 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 2028 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 2029 | 2 | 2 |
| 2030 | 2 | 2 |
| 2031 | 2 | 2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- 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.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Côte d’Ivoire vs Mali
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Mali: 60.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Mali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Mali: 3.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Mali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Mali: 23.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Mali: 2.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Mali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Mali: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Mali: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Mali: 2.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Mali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Mali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Mali: $883M in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Mali: $38 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Mali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Mali: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Mali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Mali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Mali: 64 million TIV in 2025