Total natural resources rents in Mali

Mali: Total natural resources rents was 18.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
18.4%
Change on year
up 94.5%
World rank
28th
of 212 countries
All-time high
18.4%
in 2021
All-time low
2.8%
in 2005
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Total natural resources rents in Mali, 1970–2021

5101520197019952021

Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total natural resources rents in Mali is 18.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

The figure is up 94.5% on the previous year and up 106.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Mali peaked at 18.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2005.

Mali ranks 28th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Total natural resources rents in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Mali, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GDP Change
1970 4.1%
1971 3.3% -18.1%
1972 3.2% -4.7%
1973 4.5% +40.8%
1974 5.4% +21.1%
1975 4.6% -15.4%
1976 3.7% -19.3%
1977 5.5% +49.5%
1978 5.0% -9.1%
1979 3.7% -25.6%
1980 4.4% +16.6%
1981 4.4% +1.4%
1982 6.7% +52.2%
1983 5.0% -26.4%
1984 4.9% -0.6%
1985 3.4% -31.0%
1986 3.9% +14.0%
1987 3.4% -11.5%
1988 3.7% +7.0%
1989 3.7% +2.0%
1990 4.1% +8.6%
1991 4.1% +0.7%
1992 4.3% +5.6%
1993 4.0% -6.9%
1994 6.6% +63.7%
1995 6.2% -6.3%
1996 6.2% +0.1%
1997 6.8% +9.3%
1998 6.5% -4.5%
1999 3.9% -40.3%
2000 5.5% +41.8%
2001 5.4% -2.0%
2002 6.8% +27.3%
2003 5.3% -22.2%
2004 3.9% -26.5%
2005 2.8% -28.3%
2006 7.4% +165.7%
2007 7.9% +6.0%
2008 6.9% -12.0%
2009 8.6% +24.4%
2010 7.7% -10.9%
2011 8.9% +16.2%
2012 12.1% +35.9%
2013 8.5% -29.7%
2014 7.2% -14.9%
2015 7.4% +2.5%
2016 9.0% +21.1%
2017 7.8% -13.1%
2018 7.7% -0.9%
2019 7.9% +1.5%
2020 9.5% +20.5%
2021 18.4% +94.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.3% 3.2% 5.5% 10
1980s 4.4% 3.4% 6.7% 10
1990s 5.3% 3.9% 6.8% 10
2000s 6.0% 2.8% 8.6% 10
2010s 8.4% 7.2% 12.1% 10
2020s 13.9% 9.5% 18.4% 2

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 25 Burkina Faso 20.1% compare
  2. 26 Russian Federation 18.5% compare
  3. 27 Gabon 18.5% compare
  4. 29 Solomon Islands 18.4% compare
  5. 30 Cape Verde 17.7% compare
  6. 31 United Arab Emirates 17.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total natural resources rents in Mali?
Total natural resources rents in Mali was 18.4% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2005.
How does Mali rank for total natural resources rents?
Mali ranks 28th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 106.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 11,658 data points, 1970–2021
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Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.