Natural resource rents in Mali

Mali: Natural resource rents was 18.42 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
18.42
Change on year
up 94.5%
World rank
28th
of 211 countries
All-time high
18.42
in 2021
All-time low
2.79
in 2005
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Natural resource rents in Mali, 1970–2021

5101520197019952021

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for natural resource rents in Mali is 18.42, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

That represents a change of up 94.5% on the previous year and up 106.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural resource rents in Mali peaked at 18.42 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.79, in 2005.

That places Mali 28th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Natural resource rents in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Natural resource rents in Mali, 1970 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1970 4.08 —
1971 3.34 -18.1%
1972 3.19 -4.7%
1973 4.49 +40.8%
1974 5.43 +21.1%
1975 4.6 -15.4%
1976 3.71 -19.3%
1977 5.55 +49.5%
1978 5.04 -9.1%
1979 3.75 -25.6%
1980 4.37 +16.6%
1981 4.43 +1.4%
1982 6.74 +52.2%
1983 4.96 -26.4%
1984 4.93 -0.6%
1985 3.4 -31.0%
1986 3.88 +14.0%
1987 3.43 -11.5%
1988 3.67 +7.0%
1989 3.75 +2.0%
1990 4.07 +8.6%
1991 4.1 +0.7%
1992 4.33 +5.6%
1993 4.03 -6.9%
1994 6.6 +63.7%
1995 6.18 -6.3%
1996 6.18 +0.1%
1997 6.76 +9.3%
1998 6.45 -4.5%
1999 3.85 -40.3%
2000 5.46 +41.8%
2001 5.35 -2.0%
2002 6.81 +27.3%
2003 5.3 -22.2%
2004 3.9 -26.5%
2005 2.79 -28.3%
2006 7.42 +165.7%
2007 7.86 +6.0%
2008 6.92 -12.0%
2009 8.61 +24.4%
2010 7.67 -10.9%
2011 8.91 +16.2%
2012 12.11 +35.9%
2013 8.51 -29.7%
2014 7.25 -14.9%
2015 7.43 +2.5%
2016 8.99 +21.1%
2017 7.82 -13.1%
2018 7.74 -0.9%
2019 7.86 +1.5%
2020 9.47 +20.5%
2021 18.42 +94.5%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 18.42 is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.34, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Mali's 18.42 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.67, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Natural resource rents in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +165.7% 2.79 7.42

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.32 3.19 5.55 10
1980s 4.36 3.4 6.74 10
1990s 5.25 3.85 6.76 10
2000s 6.04 2.79 8.61 10
2010s 8.43 7.25 12.11 10
2020s 13.94 9.47 18.42 2

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 25 Burkina Faso 20.14 compare
  2. 26 Russia 18.51 compare
  3. 27 Gabon 18.49 compare
  4. 29 Solomon Islands 18.39 compare
  5. 30 Cape Verde 17.66 compare
  6. 31 United Arab Emirates 17.63 compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural resource rents in Mali?
Natural resource rents in Mali was 18.42 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 18.42 in 2021.
What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 2.79 in 2005.
How does Mali rank for natural resource rents?
Mali ranks 28th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
Is natural resource rents rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 106.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural resource rents
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 9,209 data points, 1970–2021
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