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Mali

Republic of Mali · Western Africa

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At a glance

CapitalBamako
Most common first languageBambara50.6% speak it as a mother tongue
Official languagesBambara, Fula, Songhay +10 more
CurrencyWest African CFA franc
Drives on theright
Highest pointMount Hombori1,153 m
Services share of exports8.6%of everything sold abroad, 2024
CoastlineLandlockedno access to the sea
Internet domain.ml

Mali by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.25.2m (2025)58th
of 209
GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices.$30.1bn (2025)114th
of 203
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.1.22m km² (2023)23rd
of 209
Military spending, totalWhat the government spends on its armed forces in a year — pay, equipment and operations.$929m (2024)82nd
of 151
Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined.$6.64bn (2025)121st
of 180
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.25.9m (2022)55th
of 205
Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive.133k km² (2023)47th
of 203
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.433k km² (2023)22nd
of 206
COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes.7 Mt (2024)122nd
of 198
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.8.12m (2025)76th
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.60.7 years (2024)203rd
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$1,193 (2025)184th
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.36.8% (2024)161st
of 191
InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods.3.3% (2025)87th
of 182
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.2.8% (2025)151st
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.32.2% (2025)182nd
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.5.51 (2024)6th
of 209
Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces.4.20% of GDP (2024)15th
of 155
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.48.8% of GDP (2025)147th
of 183
COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population.0.29 t (2024)172nd
of 198
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.419 (2023)188th
of 193

Land borders

🇩🇿 Algeria🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇬🇳 Guinea🇨🇮 Ivory Coast🇲🇷 Mauritania🇳🇪 Niger🇸🇳 Senegal

Mali shares these with other countries

Drives on the right 149Is landlocked 43Has arabic as an official language 25Uses the west african cfa franc 8Is a member of the african union 54Sells almost only goods 34Is in western africa 16

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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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