Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Mali

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Mali in 2025 — 39.35%. Ranked 139 in the world out of 189. Since 1967, the indicator has risen by 23.02 pp.

2025 39.35% −6.63 pp vs 2024
World rank 139of 189
Period maximum 55.53%2022
Period minimum 13.09%1968

Trend over time

1967–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Mali, 1967–20250204060196719731979198519911997200320092015202120251967: 16.33%1968: 13.09%1969: 16.47%1970: 22.24%1971: 23.28%1972: 21.37%1973: 29.8%1974: 45.29%1975: 27.57%1976: 25.45%1977: 27.05%1978: 32.55%1979: 31.9%1980: 23.81%1981: 23.23%1982: 28.39%1983: 34.61%1984: 29.62%1985: 26.47%1986: 30.71%1987: 22.65%1988: 26.47%1989: 26.48%1990: 29.58%1991: 27.48%1992: 25.81%1993: 30.61%1994: 34.79%1995: 35.96%1996: 32.19%1997: 38.07%1998: 33.82%1999: 34.1%2000: 38.36%2001: 41.58%2002: 38.78%2003: 39.23%2004: 36.08%2005: 35.6%2006: 41.04%2007: 38.57%2008: 47.42%2009: 35.05%2010: 42.67%2011: 37.05%2012: 41.46%2013: 39.03%2014: 39.14%2015: 41.82%2016: 41.07%2017: 39.23%2018: 40.78%2019: 43.02%2020: 47.83%2021: 48.5%2022: 55.53%2023: 51.02%2024: 45.98%2025: 39.35%
Change over the period: +23.02 pp Annual average: 0.4 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mali 39.35%
World 43.89%
Western Africa computed 43.23%
Low-income countries computed 39.9%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 39.35 −6.63 pp
2024 45.98 −5.04 pp
2023 51.02 −4.51 pp
2022 55.53 +7.04 pp
2021 48.5 +0.66 pp
2020 47.83 +4.82 pp
2019 43.02 +2.24 pp
2018 40.78 +1.55 pp
2017 39.23 −1.84 pp
2016 41.07 −0.75 pp
2015 41.82 +2.69 pp
2014 39.14 +0.11 pp
2013 39.03 −2.43 pp
2012 41.46 +4.4 pp
2011 37.05 −5.62 pp
2010 42.67 +7.63 pp
2009 35.05 −12.38 pp
2008 47.42 +8.85 pp
2007 38.57 −2.47 pp
2006 41.04 +5.43 pp
2005 35.6 −0.48 pp
2004 36.08 −3.15 pp
2003 39.23 +0.45 pp
2002 38.78 −2.81 pp
2001 41.58 +3.22 pp
2000 38.36 +4.27 pp
1999 34.1 +0.28 pp
1998 33.82 −4.25 pp
1997 38.07 +5.88 pp
1996 32.19 −3.77 pp
1995 35.96 +1.17 pp
1994 34.79 +4.18 pp
1993 30.61 +4.8 pp
1992 25.81 −1.67 pp
1991 27.48 −2.1 pp
1990 29.58 +3.1 pp
1989 26.48 +0.01 pp
1988 26.47 +3.82 pp
1987 22.65 −8.06 pp
1986 30.71 +4.24 pp
1985 26.47 −3.15 pp
1984 29.62 −5 pp
1983 34.61 +6.22 pp
1982 28.39 +5.16 pp
1981 23.23 −0.59 pp
1980 23.81 −8.09 pp
1979 31.9 −0.65 pp
1978 32.55 +5.5 pp
1977 27.05 +1.61 pp
1976 25.45 −2.12 pp
1975 27.57 −17.72 pp
1974 45.29 +15.49 pp
1973 29.8 +8.43 pp
1972 21.37 −1.91 pp
1971 23.28 +1.04 pp
1970 22.24 +5.76 pp
1969 16.47 +3.38 pp
1968 13.09 −3.24 pp
1967 16.33

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

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