Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Mali

Mali: Share of government expenditure going to interest payments was 8.48 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
8.48
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
64th
of 152 countries
All-time high
8.48
in 2020
All-time low
2.5
in 2009
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Mali, 2000–2020

24682000201020202000: 82001: 5.22002: 5.82003: 5.32004: 4.52005: 4.42006: 3.22007: 2.72008: 2.72009: 2.52010: 2.82011: 4.12012: 3.52013: 4.42014: 4.52015: 5.52016: 4.32017: 6.72018: 7.22019: 82020: 8.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Mali stood at 8.48. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 199.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Mali peaked at 8.48 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2009.

Mali ranks 64th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Mali, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 7.99
2001 5.22 -34.7%
2002 5.8 +11.1%
2003 5.31 -8.4%
2004 4.47 -15.8%
2005 4.41 -1.3%
2006 3.16 -28.3%
2007 2.75 -13.1%
2008 2.68 -2.6%
2009 2.5 -6.7%
2010 2.83 +13.3%
2011 4.08 +44.1%
2012 3.53 -13.4%
2013 4.45 +26.0%
2014 4.54 +2.0%
2015 5.45 +20.2%
2016 4.32 -20.8%
2017 6.68 +54.6%
2018 7.16 +7.2%
2019 7.99 +11.6%
2020 8.48 +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.43 2.5 7.99 10
2010s 5.1 2.83 7.99 10
2020s 8.48 8.48 8.48 1

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 61 Cape Verde 8.76 compare
  2. 62 Paraguay 8.76 compare
  3. 63 Kazakhstan 8.68 compare
  4. 65 Mauritius 8.41 compare
  5. 66 Morocco 7.93 compare
  6. 67 Albania 7.84 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Mali?
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Mali was 8.48 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 8.48 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2009.
How does Mali rank for share of government expenditure going to interest payments?
Mali ranks 64th out of 152 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of government expenditure going to interest payments rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 199.7%. 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 Share of government expenditure going to interest payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of government expenditure going to interest payments
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 4,278 data points, 1972–2024
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