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Government debt in Mali

Government debt in Mali: 77% of GDP in 2000 and 40.3% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
40.3% of GDP
Since 2000
−36.7 percentage points
Rank, 2025
105 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
39.8% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in MaliGovernment debt in Mali: 77% of GDP in 2000 and 40.3% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 39.8% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 39.8% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 77% of GDP in 2000, the lowest 15.4% of GDP in 2006.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearMali
202540.3
202444
202344.2
202243
202143.2
202039.9
201934.3
201831.4
201730.2
201630.1
201525.8
201422.6
201322.2
201221.3
201120.1
201021.8
200918.8
200817.3
200715.6
200615.4
200539.5
200436.1
200337.7
200236
200166.3
200077
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearMali
202639.7
202739
202838.9
202939.1
203039.4
203139.8

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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