Tax revenue in Mali

Mali: Tax revenue was 12.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
12.0%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
117th
of 157 countries
All-time high
13.3%
in 2017
All-time low
8.9%
in 2001
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Tax revenue in Mali, 2000–2020

0510152000201020202000: 9.1 % of GDP2001: 8.9 % of GDP2002: 9.4 % of GDP2003: 10.7 % of GDP2004: 11.5 % of GDP2005: 11.2 % of GDP2006: 11.2 % of GDP2007: 11 % of GDP2008: 10.2 % of GDP2009: 10.9 % of GDP2010: 10.8 % of GDP2011: 10.6 % of GDP2012: 10.9 % of GDP2013: 11 % of GDP2014: 10.6 % of GDP2015: 11.9 % of GDP2016: 12.9 % of GDP2017: 13.3 % of GDP2018: 9.8 % of GDP2019: 12.2 % of GDP2020: 12 % of GDP

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

Annual values for Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Mali, 2000 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 114 Bhutan 12.3% compare
  2. 115 Cambodia 12.2% compare
  3. 116 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12.1% compare
  4. 118 Kazakhstan 11.9% compare
  5. 119 Niger 11.8%
  6. 120 Guatemala 11.6% compare

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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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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
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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.