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Mali
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Continent: Africa, Region: West Africa
Population as of 2020: 20.2 million 59 of 193
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Nominal G.D.P. in 2024: $26.59 billion 114 of 193
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Total merchandise exports in 2024: $3.61 billion. 107 of 193
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These are calendar-year 2024 goods exports reported by Mali, excluding services. All amounts are nominal 2024 U.S. dollars, valued free on board (FOB), with no inflation adjustment.
These figures follow the general-trade system, including bonded warehouses, free zones and recorded re-exports.
Top Exports
Top 20 export categories, 2024
Ranked by export value.
| Rank | Item | Dollar amount | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold, unwrought, semi-manufactured or in powder form | $2.64 billion | Precious metals, gemstones, jewellery and coins |
| 2 | Cotton, carded or combed | $325.68 million | Cotton |
| 3 | Live cattle and other bovine animals | $109.93 million | Live animals |
| 4 | Petroleum oils other than crude, related preparations and waste oils | $103.32 million | Mineral fuels and oils |
| 5 | Live sheep and goats | $75.56 million | Live animals |
| 6 | Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites | $28.57 million | Ores, slag and ash |
| 7 | Mixed mineral or chemical fertilizers, other fertilizers and small fertilizer packs | $18.91 million | Fertilizers |
| 8 | Other oilseeds and oleaginous fruits | $15.43 million | Oilseeds, seeds, medicinal plants and fodder |
| 9 | Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams) | $14.62 million | Gums, resins and other plant extracts |
| 10 | Parts for lifting, handling, excavating and earth-moving machinery | $13.19 million | Machinery and mechanical appliances |
| 11 | Pig iron and spiegeleisen in primary forms | $12.37 million | Iron and steel |
| 12 | Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils, not chemically modified | $9.72 million | Animal, vegetable and microbial fats and oils |
| 13 | Nitrogenous mineral or chemical fertilizers | $8.98 million | Fertilizers |
| 14 | Self-propelled excavators, loaders, bulldozers and other earth-moving or compacting machinery | $8.95 million | Machinery and mechanical appliances |
| 15 | Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; prepared or preserved in ways not elsewhere specified, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included | $8.89 million | Prepared vegetables, fruit and nuts |
| 16 | Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts | $8.44 million | Fruit and nuts |
| 17 | Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength | $7.72 million | Beverages, spirits and vinegar |
| 18 | New pneumatic rubber tyres | $6.97 million | Rubber and rubber articles |
| 19 | Medicaments in measured doses or retail packs | $6.97 million | Pharmaceutical products |
| 20 | Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens | $6.42 million | Fruit and nuts |
Top 10 importers of Mali's exports, 2024
Ranked by Mali's reported merchandise exports to each named destination economy. Separately reported territories may appear. These are recorded export destinations; goods may subsequently be re-exported.
| Rank | Country | Dollar amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | $2.03 billion |
| 2 | Australia | $418.67 million |
| 3 | Côte d’Ivoire | $177.96 million |
| 4 | Bangladesh | $159.23 million |
| 5 | India | $156.44 million |
| 6 | Senegal | $128.86 million |
| 7 | Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) | $117.89 million |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | $85.77 million |
| 9 | Guinea | $47.49 million |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | $44.42 million |
