Interest on external debt in Mali
Mali: Interest on external debt was 0 current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
0 current LCU
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
48th
of 50 countries
All-time high
21.09 billion current LCU
in 1975
All-time low
0 current LCU
in 2011
Years of data
46
1966–2011
Interest on external debt in Mali, 1966–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, interest on external debt in Mali stood at 0 current LCU. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest on external debt in Mali peaked at 21.09 billion current LCU in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 2011.
That places Mali 48th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Interest on external debt in Mali, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 7.60 billion current LCU | — |
| 1967 | 8.00 billion current LCU | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 9.60 billion current LCU | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 9.70 billion current LCU | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 10.40 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 13.30 billion current LCU | +27.9% |
| 1972 | 9.24 billion current LCU | -30.5% |
| 1973 | 10.00 billion current LCU | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 9.20 billion current LCU | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 21.09 billion current LCU | +129.2% |
| 1976 | 15.27 billion current LCU | -27.6% |
| 1977 | 13.60 billion current LCU | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 12.60 billion current LCU | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 10.90 billion current LCU | -13.5% |
| 1980 | 13.90 billion current LCU | +27.5% |
| 1981 | 15.20 billion current LCU | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 17.60 billion current LCU | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 16.80 billion current LCU | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 2.60 billion current LCU | -84.5% |
| 1985 | 7.60 billion current LCU | +192.3% |
| 1986 | 8.00 billion current LCU | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 9.60 billion current LCU | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 9.70 billion current LCU | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 10.40 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 13.30 billion current LCU | +27.9% |
| 1991 | 9.24 billion current LCU | -30.5% |
| 1992 | 10.00 billion current LCU | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 9.20 billion current LCU | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 21.09 billion current LCU | +129.2% |
| 1995 | 15.27 billion current LCU | -27.6% |
| 1996 | 13.60 billion current LCU | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 12.60 billion current LCU | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 10.90 billion current LCU | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 14.00 billion current LCU | +28.4% |
| 2000 | 14.40 billion current LCU | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 13.80 billion current LCU | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 16.30 billion current LCU | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 15.41 billion current LCU | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 16.05 billion current LCU | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 16.11 billion current LCU | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 14.20 billion current LCU | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 16.22 billion current LCU | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 19.80 billion current LCU | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 9.80 billion current LCU | -50.5% |
| 2010 | 9.40 billion current LCU | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0 current LCU | -100.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0 current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.02 billion current LCU. (46 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0 current LCU is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.87 billion current LCU. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest on external debt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +192.3% | 2.60 billion current LCU | 7.60 billion current LCU |
| 1975 | +129.2% | 9.20 billion current LCU | 21.09 billion current LCU |
| 1994 | +129.2% | 9.20 billion current LCU | 21.09 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.72 billion current LCU | 7.60 billion current LCU | 9.70 billion current LCU | 4 |
| 1970s | 12.56 billion current LCU | 9.20 billion current LCU | 21.09 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.14 billion current LCU | 2.60 billion current LCU | 17.60 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.92 billion current LCU | 9.20 billion current LCU | 21.09 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.21 billion current LCU | 9.80 billion current LCU | 19.80 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.70 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 9.40 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 45 Botswana 87.15 million current LCU compare
- 46 Lesotho 75.00 million current LCU compare
- 47 Cape Verde 987.83 current LCU compare
- 48 Kenya 0 current LCU compare
- 48 South Africa 0 current LCU
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest on external debt in Mali?
- Interest on external debt in Mali was 0 current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest interest on external debt recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 21.09 billion current LCU in 1975.
- What is the lowest interest on external debt recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 2011.
- How does Mali rank for interest on external debt?
- Mali ranks 48th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest on external debt rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Interest on external debt (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest on external debt (current LCU). Data are in current local currency.