Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Mali
Mali: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 17.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.8%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
36th
of 197 countries
All-time high
22.4%
in 2012
All-time low
13.9%
in 2016
Years of data
23
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mali, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mali recorded 17.8% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mali peaked at 22.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2016.
That places Mali 36th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3% | — |
| 2001 | 14.5% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -25.8% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -6.8% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 17.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mali's 17.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 14.5% | 18.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 13.9% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 33 Madagascar 18.0% compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 17.9% compare
- 35 Jamaica 17.9% compare
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 17.6% compare
- 37 Cote d'Ivoire 17.6% compare
- 39 Tunisia 17.3% compare
More education data for Mali
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,395 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 512,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 82,198 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,509 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.97 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1251 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mali?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mali was 17.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2016.
- How does Mali rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Mali ranks 36th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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