Mali: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Mali's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) fell 25.3% on 2023 (from US$1.49 billion to US$1.11 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +8.5% and a typical year strayed about 30% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below 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 140.1% in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 47.8% in 1976. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$54.44 million a year. A straight line explains 60% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2024, Mali had the 13th highest value of the 29 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mali in the 2024 ranking

• Malta — 9th of 29: US$1.47 billion
• Cameroon — 10th of 29: US$1.33 billion
• Tanzania — 11th of 29: US$1.18 billion
• Liberia — 13th of 29: US$1.09 billion
• Burkina Faso — 14th of 29: US$1.01 billion
• Rwanda — 15th of 29: US$848.66 million

What this measures

Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 50 values

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$23.42 million (2025)
• Benin — US$410.58 million (2023)
• Botswana — US$2.15 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — US$1.01 billion (2024)
• Burundi — US$539.23 million (2025)
• Cabo Verde — US$560.39 million (2025)
• Cameroon — US$1.33 billion (2024)
• Comoros — US$358.3 million (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$4.23 billion (2025)
• Congo, Rep. — US$17.12 million (2021)

More economic policy & debt data for Mali

• Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$1.12 billion (2023)
• Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$119.74 million (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions (current US$) — US$131.69 million (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$873.86 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$1.29 billion (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$1.29 billion (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$1.29 billion (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Mali's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$)?

US$1.11 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is up 828.27% from US$119.92 million in 1975 (4.65% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.18 billion in 2013 and the lowest US$62.65 million in 1976.

How does Mali rank?

13th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for Mali?

In 2024, Mali's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) fell 25.3% on 2023 (from US$1.49 billion to US$1.11 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +8.5% and a typical year strayed about 30% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below 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 BX.TRF.CURR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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