Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Mali
Mali: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 4.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Mali, 1975–2024
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mali recorded 4.0% for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Mali peaked at 5.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1976.
Mali ranks 67th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.8% | — |
| 1976 | 1.9% | -32.7% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | +33.6% |
| 1978 | 3.6% | +43.6% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | -35.2% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 2.3% | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | +79.5% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | -23.6% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | -25.4% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | +22.4% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -21.0% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +21.8% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +38.6% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +37.5% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +36.5% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.7% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Mali?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Mali was 4.0% in 2024, according to World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1976.
- How does Mali rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Mali ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.