Mali vs Senegal

Mali vs Senegal: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 40.3% of GDP in Mali and 127.7% of GDP in Senegal, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Senegal, by 87.4 percentage points, or 3.17 times that in Mali.

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% of GDP · IMF

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Mali vs Senegal: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 40.3% of GDP in Mali and 127.7% of GDP in Senegal, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Senegal, by 87.4 percentage points, or 3.17 times that in Mali.
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Latest figures

% of GDP · IMF

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025Projected
Mali40.3 202525.8105 of 14939.8 2031
Senegal127.7 202544.55 of 149—

What the numbers say

  • Senegal has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Mali.
  • In 2025, Mali ranked 105 and Senegal ranked 5 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Mali at 39.8% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearMaliSenegal
202540.3127.7
202444136.1
202344.2120.6
202243106.9
202143.298.9
202039.990.5
201934.379.6
201831.461.5
201730.261.1
201630.147.5
201525.844.5
201422.642.4
201322.236.9
201221.334.5
201120.132.9
201021.834.6
200918.829.9
200817.319.1
200715.619
200615.417.5
200539.536.1
200436.138
200337.742.9
20023652
200166.353.2
20007757.5
1999–15
1998–18.8
1997–67.8
1996–0.1
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearMaliSenegal
202639.7–
202739–
202838.9–
202939.1–
203039.4–
203139.8–

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • 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 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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