Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Mali
Mali: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) was 10.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Taxes on international trade in Mali, 2000–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Mali recorded 10.7% for taxes on international trade in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Mali peaked at 13.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2006.
That places Mali 33rd out of 154 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3% | — |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -69.6% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +196.8% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +37.0% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +8.4% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 10.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.7%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Mali's 10.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.2%, 95% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +196.8% | 3.8% | 11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 3.8% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.3% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Mali?
- Taxes on international trade in Mali was 10.7% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2006.
- How does Mali rank for taxes on international trade?
- Mali ranks 33rd out of 154 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.