Mali: International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Mali's international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) rose 900% on 2017 (from US$400,000 to US$4 million).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2017), the average change was +146.9% and a typical year strayed about 388.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,400% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 90% in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 17% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Mali in the 2018 ranking

• Libya — 3rd of 7: US$52 million
• Bhutan — 4th of 7: US$18 million
• Marshall Islands — 5th of 7: US$11.5 million
• Papua New Guinea — 7th of 7: US$770,000

What this measures

International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 23 values

International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$3 million (2020)
• Benin — US$860,000 (2019)
• Botswana — US$6 million (2020)
• Burkina Faso — US$57 million (2019)
• Cabo Verde — US$10 million (2020)
• Cameroon — US$28 million (2019)
• Comoros — US$500,000 (2020)
• Congo, Rep. — US$1.9 million (2016)

More private sector & trade data for Mali

• Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$6.98 billion (2025)
• Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$4.86 billion (2025)
• Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) — 35.35% (2023)
• Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) — 7.55% (2023)
• Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) — 57.1% (2023)
• Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) — 0% (2023)
• Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) — US$4.48 billion (2023)
• Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports)

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Questions people ask

What is Mali's international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$)?

US$4 million in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1995?

It is up 300% from US$1 million in 1995 (6.21% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$11 million in 2008 and the lowest US$200,000 in 2013.

Is the latest change in international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) unusual for Mali?

In 2018, Mali's international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) rose 900% on 2017 (from US$400,000 to US$4 million). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2017), the average change was +146.9% and a typical year strayed about 388.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ST.INT.TRNR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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