Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Mali
Mali: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit was -235.31 million current US$ in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Mali, 2000–2010
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Mali recorded -235.31 million current US$ for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.2% on the previous year and down 188.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Mali peaked at 1.88 billion current US$ in 2006 and was at its lowest, -337.81 million current US$, in 2007.
Mali ranks 15th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Mali, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -81.58 million current US$ | — |
| 2001 | -111.70 million current US$ | +36.9% |
| 2002 | -139.73 million current US$ | +25.1% |
| 2003 | -62.55 million current US$ | -55.2% |
| 2004 | -145.97 million current US$ | +133.4% |
| 2005 | -132.31 million current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 1.88 billion current US$ | -1521.6% |
| 2007 | -337.81 million current US$ | -118.0% |
| 2008 | -152.36 million current US$ | -54.9% |
| 2009 | -184.93 million current US$ | +21.4% |
| 2010 | -235.31 million current US$ | +27.2% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's -235.31 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -137.38 million current US$, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's -235.31 million current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is -181.46 million current US$, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.19 million current US$ | -337.81 million current US$ | 1.88 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -235.31 million current US$ | -235.31 million current US$ | -235.31 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 12 Benin -104.22 million current US$ compare
- 13 Sierra Leone -137.38 million current US$ compare
- 14 Madagascar -181.46 million current US$ compare
- 16 Zambia -242.11 million current US$ compare
- 17 Burkina Faso -246.05 million current US$ compare
- 18 Botswana -297.00 million current US$ compare
More public sector data for Mali
- Democracy, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Mali?
- Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Mali was -235.31 million current US$ in 2010, according to International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 billion current US$ in 2006.
- What is the lowest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -337.81 million current US$ in 2007.
- How does Mali rank for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
- Mali ranks 15th out of 29 countries with data for 2010.
- Is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 188.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).