Mali vs Niger

Mali vs Niger: GDP growth

GDP growth: 5% a year in Mali in 2024 and 6.9% a year in Niger in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Niger, by 3.3 percentage points, or 1.66 times that in Mali.

% a year · IMF

Mali vs Niger: GDP growthGDP growth: 5% a year in Mali in 2024 and 6.9% a year in Niger in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Niger, by 3.3 percentage points, or 1.66 times that in Mali.
MaliNigerIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Niger has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Mali.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Mali at 5.3% a year and Niger at 6% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearMaliNiger
20254.96.9
202458.3
20234.82.5
20223.711.9
20213.11.4
2020-1.23.6
201956.1
20184.97
20175.45
201665.7
20156.24.4
20146.56.6
20133.35.3
2012-1.110.5
20112.92.4
20105.68.6
20095.52
20083.67.7
20071.83.1
20063.75.9
20052.57.3
20041.50.4
20039.82.2
200234.9
200115.87.3
2000-0.7-1.2
19994.7-0.2
19986.710
19974.11.5
19966.40.1
19950.72.5
19945.61.9
19934.30.3
1992-5.12
199112.7-0.4
1990-5.3-1.3
19893.61
198810.86.9
1987-0.80.1
1986-0.86.4
198513.27.7
1984-2.8-16.8
1983-2.3-3.9
1982-8.42.2
19812.2-0.2
19803.34.9
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearMaliNiger
20265.57
20275.76.5
20285.56
20295.36
20305.36
20315.36

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.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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