Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — Mali

Trade balance in Mali in 2025 — -1,388,790,964 US$. Ranked 81 in the world out of 138. Since 1967, the indicator has fallen by 3,919.3%.

2025 -1.39B US$ −1.44% vs 2024
World rank 81of 138
Period maximum -20.62M US$1970
Period minimum -2.39B US$2016

Trend over time

1967–2025 · US$

Trade balance — Mali, 1967–2025-3B-2B-1B0196719731979198519911997200320092015202120251967: -34,552,713 US$1968: -27,063,630 US$1969: -26,542,485 US$1970: -20,622,055 US$1971: -26,874,262 US$1972: -46,423,481 US$1973: -71,335,899 US$1974: -151,638,105 US$1975: -162,846,011 US$1976: -94,161,771 US$1977: -71,638,003 US$1978: -222,905,810 US$1979: -243,040,632 US$1980: -257,478,770 US$1981: -237,550,712 US$1982: -205,108,696 US$1983: -199,046,865 US$1984: -197,960,134 US$1985: -358,809,903 US$1986: -371,925,510 US$1987: -324,087,024 US$1988: -383,148,170 US$1989: -287,766,808 US$1990: -409,784,904 US$1991: -409,809,176 US$1992: -513,011,735 US$1993: -406,409,634 US$1994: -362,298,809 US$1995: -461,926,730 US$1996: -410,153,462 US$1997: -253,103,910 US$1998: -271,956,127 US$1999: -296,618,855 US$2000: -283,457,813 US$2001: -279,991,324 US$2002: -55,205,809 US$2003: -319,187,483 US$2004: -414,475,778 US$2005: -508,989,538 US$2006: -294,170,289 US$2007: -713,016,204 US$2008: -1,410,780,773 US$2009: -695,673,831 US$2010: -1,320,571,686 US$2011: -1,062,908,871 US$2012: -619,302,426 US$2013: -1,991,489,960 US$2014: -2,243,571,011 US$2015: -2,045,647,953 US$2016: -2,393,502,465 US$2017: -2,138,230,547 US$2018: -1,935,313,448 US$2019: -2,159,193,072 US$2020: -1,191,622,093 US$2021: -2,264,392,317 US$2022: -2,143,557,844 US$2023: -1,996,210,658 US$2024: -1,369,012,336 US$2025: -1,388,790,964 US$
Change over the period: −1.35B (−3,919.34%)

Comparison, 2025

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

Mali -1.39B US$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -29.17B US$
Western Africa computed -8.28B US$
Low-income countries computed -37.41B US$
Trade balance — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 -1.39B −19.78M −1.44%
2024 -1.37B +627M +31.42%
2023 -2B +147M +6.87%
2022 -2.14B +121M +5.34%
2021 -2.26B −1.07B −90.03%
2020 -1.19B +968M +44.81%
2019 -2.16B −224M −11.57%
2018 -1.94B +203M +9.49%
2017 -2.14B +255M +10.67%
2016 -2.39B −348M −17%
2015 -2.05B +198M +8.82%
2014 -2.24B −252M −12.66%
2013 -1.99B −1.37B −221.57%
2012 -619M +444M +41.74%
2011 -1.06B +258M +19.51%
2010 -1.32B −625M −89.83%
2009 -696M +715M +50.69%
2008 -1.41B −698M −97.86%
2007 -713M −419M −142.38%
2006 -294M +215M +42.21%
2005 -509M −94.51M −22.8%
2004 -414M −95.29M −29.85%
2003 -319M −264M −478.18%
2002 -55.21M +225M +80.28%
2001 -280M +3.47M +1.22%
2000 -283M +13.16M +4.44%
1999 -297M −24.66M −9.07%
1998 -272M −18.85M −7.45%
1997 -253M +157M +38.29%
1996 -410M +51.77M +11.21%
1995 -462M −99.63M −27.5%
1994 -362M +44.11M +10.85%
1993 -406M +107M +20.78%
1992 -513M −103M −25.18%
1991 -410M −24,272 −0.01%
1990 -410M −122M −42.4%
1989 -288M +95.38M +24.89%
1988 -383M −59.06M −18.22%
1987 -324M +47.84M +12.86%
1986 -372M −13.12M −3.66%
1985 -359M −161M −81.25%
1984 -198M +1.09M +0.55%
1983 -199M +6.06M +2.96%
1982 -205M +32.44M +13.66%
1981 -238M +19.93M +7.74%
1980 -257M −14.44M −5.94%
1979 -243M −20.13M −9.03%
1978 -223M −151M −211.16%
1977 -71.64M +22.52M +23.92%
1976 -94.16M +68.68M +42.18%
1975 -163M −11.21M −7.39%
1974 -152M −80.3M −112.57%
1973 -71.34M −24.91M −53.66%
1972 -46.42M −19.55M −72.74%
1971 -26.87M −6.25M −30.32%
1970 -20.62M +5.92M +22.31%
1969 -26.54M +521,144 +1.93%
1968 -27.06M +7.49M +21.67%
1967 -34.55M

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

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