Total natural resource rents in Mali
Mali: Total natural resource rents was 18.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Mali, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total natural resource rents in Mali is 18.4%, 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, total natural resource rents in Mali peaked at 18.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, 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.
Total natural resource rents in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.1% | — |
| 1971 | 3.3% | -18.1% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | +40.8% |
| 1974 | 5.4% | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 4.6% | -15.4% |
| 1976 | 3.7% | -19.3% |
| 1977 | 5.5% | +49.5% |
| 1978 | 5.0% | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | -25.6% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | +16.6% |
| 1981 | 4.4% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 6.7% | +52.2% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | -26.4% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | -31.0% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 3.7% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 4.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | +63.7% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -40.3% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +41.8% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -28.3% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +165.7% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +35.9% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +94.5% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 18.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mali's 18.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.7%, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +165.7% | 2.8% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 3.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.9% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 2.8% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.2% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 9.5% | 18.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 25 Burkina Faso 20.1% compare
- 26 Russia 18.5% compare
- 27 Gabon 18.5% compare
- 29 Solomon Islands 18.4% compare
- 30 Cape Verde 17.7% compare
- 31 United Arab Emirates 17.6% compare
More reference data data for Mali
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 39.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Mali?
- Total natural resource rents in Mali was 18.4% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2005.
- How does Mali rank for total natural resource rents?
- Mali ranks 28th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total 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 The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.