Mali vs Niger

Mali vs Niger: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 2.3% a year in Mali and -4.7% a year in Niger, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 7 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Mali vs Niger: InflationInflation in 2025: 2.3% a year in Mali and -4.7% a year in Niger, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 7 percentage points.
MaliNigerIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Mali has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Niger.
  • In 2025, Mali ranked 108 and Niger ranked 179 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Mali at 2% a year and Niger at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearMaliNiger
20252.3-4.7
20243.29.1
20232.13.7
20229.74.2
20213.83.8
20200.52.9
2019-3-2.5
20181.92.8
20172.40.2
2016-1.80.2
20151.41
20140.9-0.9
2013-0.62.3
20125.30.5
201132.9
20101.20.9
20092.41.2
20089.210.5
20071.40.1
20061.60
20056.47.8
2004-3.10.2
2003-1.3-1.5
200252.5
20015.23.9
2000-0.82.7
1999-1.2-2.1
19984.14.6
1997-0.72.9
19966.55.3
199511.610.9
199424.335.5
1993-0.6-0.3
1992-5.9-5.9
19911.51.5
19901.6-2
1989-0.2-0.8
19888.90.6
1987-14.9-6.6
1986-1.4-3.2
19859.1-1.1
198410.78.4
198310.51.6
19823.910.4
198112.724.3
198020.37.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearMaliNiger
20263-1.9
20272.52
202822
202922
203022
203122

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.

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