Tax revenue in Mali
Mali: Tax revenue was 12.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Mali, 2000–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, tax revenue in Mali stood at 12.0%.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Mali peaked at 13.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2001.
Mali ranks 117th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.9% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -26.6% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +25.1% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.9% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.8% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
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More public sector data for Mali
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4085 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -87.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 37.96 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0347 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 929.28 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 67.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Mali?
- Tax revenue in Mali was 12.0% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2001.
- How does Mali rank for tax revenue?
- Mali ranks 117th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. 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.