Interest payments in Mali

Mali: Interest payments was 8.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
8.5%
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
64th
of 152 countries
All-time high
8.5%
in 2020
All-time low
2.5%
in 2009
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Interest payments in Mali, 2000–2020

24682000201020202000: 8 % of expense2001: 5.2 % of expense2002: 5.8 % of expense2003: 5.3 % of expense2004: 4.5 % of expense2005: 4.4 % of expense2006: 3.2 % of expense2007: 2.7 % of expense2008: 2.7 % of expense2009: 2.5 % of expense2010: 2.8 % of expense2011: 4.1 % of expense2012: 3.5 % of expense2013: 4.4 % of expense2014: 4.5 % of expense2015: 5.5 % of expense2016: 4.3 % of expense2017: 6.7 % of expense2018: 7.2 % of expense2019: 8 % of expense2020: 8.5 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest payments in Mali is 8.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 199.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Mali peaked at 8.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2009.

That places Mali 64th out of 152 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Interest payments in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Interest payments (% of expense) in Mali, 2000 to 2020.
Year % of expense Change
2000 8.0%
2001 5.2% -34.7%
2002 5.8% +11.1%
2003 5.3% -8.4%
2004 4.5% -15.8%
2005 4.4% -1.3%
2006 3.2% -28.3%
2007 2.7% -13.1%
2008 2.7% -2.6%
2009 2.5% -6.7%
2010 2.8% +13.3%
2011 4.1% +44.1%
2012 3.5% -13.4%
2013 4.4% +26.0%
2014 4.5% +2.0%
2015 5.5% +20.2%
2016 4.3% -20.8%
2017 6.7% +54.6%
2018 7.2% +7.2%
2019 8.0% +11.6%
2020 8.5% +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.4% 2.5% 8.0% 10
2010s 5.1% 2.8% 8.0% 10
2020s 8.5% 8.5% 8.5% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Mali?
Interest payments in Mali was 8.5% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2009.
How does Mali rank for interest payments?
Mali ranks 64th out of 152 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 199.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Interest payments (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 5,277 data points, 1972–2024
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Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.