Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) in Mali
Mali: Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) was 4.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Net incurrence of liabilities, total in Mali, 2000–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net incurrence of liabilities, total in Mali is 4.4%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 102.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net incurrence of liabilities, total in Mali peaked at 4.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.7%, in 2012.
That places Mali 48th out of 136 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +66.7% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -48.3% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +103.5% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -68.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -97.9% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +14185.7% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | -1.7% | -171.9% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -215.9% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +29.1% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -23.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -60.5% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +181.9% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +45.9% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +11.2% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 4.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.1%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Mali's 4.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.9%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +14185.7% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | -1.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net incurrence of liabilities, total in Mali?
- Net incurrence of liabilities, total in Mali was 4.4% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net incurrence of liabilities, total recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net incurrence of liabilities, total recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.7% in 2012.
- How does Mali rank for net incurrence of liabilities, total?
- Mali ranks 48th out of 136 countries with data for 2020.
- Is net incurrence of liabilities, total rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net incurrence of government liabilities includes foreign financing (obtained from nonresidents) and domestic financing (obtained from residents), or the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. The net incurrence of liabilities should be offset by the net acquisition of financial assets. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.