Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Mali

Government expense in Mali in 2020 — 12.24%. Ranked 128 in the world out of 136. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.23 pp.

2020 12.24% +1.39 pp vs 2019
World rank 128of 136
Period maximum 12.24%2020
Period minimum 8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2020 · % of GDP

Government expense — Mali, 2000–20208101214200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202000: 8%2001: 9.26%2002: 9.83%2003: 10.88%2004: 11.49%2005: 10.79%2006: 11.21%2007: 10.97%2008: 10.28%2009: 10.86%2010: 10.75%2011: 10.3%2012: 10.08%2013: 11.15%2014: 10.9%2015: 10.32%2016: 10.32%2017: 10.5%2018: 10.37%2019: 10.85%2020: 12.24%
Change over the period: +4.23 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mali

Mali 12.24%
World 33.42%
Government expense — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 12.24 +1.39 pp
2019 10.85 +0.48 pp
2018 10.37 −0.13 pp
2017 10.5 +0.18 pp
2016 10.32 −0.01 pp
2015 10.32 −0.57 pp
2014 10.9 −0.25 pp
2013 11.15 +1.06 pp
2012 10.08 −0.21 pp
2011 10.3 −0.45 pp
2010 10.75 −0.11 pp
2009 10.86 +0.57 pp
2008 10.28 −0.69 pp
2007 10.97 −0.24 pp
2006 11.21 +0.42 pp
2005 10.79 −0.7 pp
2004 11.49 +0.61 pp
2003 10.88 +1.05 pp
2002 9.83 +0.57 pp
2001 9.26 +1.26 pp
2000 8

About the indicator

Central government expense as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services, interest on debt, subsidies, grants and social benefits. The indicator is broader than government consumption from the national accounts, because it includes transfers — pensions and benefits — which the accounts record as household income. The quantity is closely tied to the level of income: in advanced countries it is usually twice as high as in the poorest ones.

Important: Central government only. In federations the spending of regions is not included here, so comparing unitary and federal states by this indicator calls for a caveat.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.