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As of 2022, Mali's total merchandise exports amounted to approximately **\$3.64 billion**, with the economy heavily reliant on gold exports, followed by agricultural products and other commodities. | Rank | Product Category | Export Value (USD) | Share of Total Exports | | ---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ | ---------------------- | | 1 | **Gold (including unwrought, semi-manufactured, or in powder form)** | \$3.2 billion | 87.9% | | 2 | **Raw cotton** | \$231 million | 6.3% | | 3 | **Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits** | \$102 million | 2.8% | | 4 | **Tropical fruits** | \$70 million | 1.9% | | 5 | **Other oily seeds** | \$50 million | 1.4% | | 6 | **Textiles and textile articles** | \$40 million | 1.1% | | 7 | **Animal hides and skins** | \$30 million | 0.8% | | 8 | **Footwear and gaiters** | \$25 million | 0.7% | | 9 | **Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal** | \$20 million | 0.6% | | 10 | **Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime, and cement** | \$15 million | 0.4% | | 11 | **Cereals** | \$12 million | 0.3% | | 12 | **Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers** | \$10 million | 0.3% | | 13 | **Coffee, tea, maté, and spices** | \$8 million | 0.2% | | 14 | **Crustaceans, molluscs, and other aquatic invertebrates** | \$6 million | 0.2% | | 15 | **Live animals** | \$5 million | 0.1% | | 16 | **Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey** | \$4 million | 0.1% | | 17 | **Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products** | \$3 million | 0.1% | | 18 | **Sugars and sugar confectionery** | \$2 million | 0.05% | | 19 | **Beverages, spirits, and vinegar** | \$1 million | 0.03% | | 20 | **Miscellaneous edible preparations** | \$0.5 million | 0.01% | Top Export Destinations **South Africa**: \$1.33 billion (36.5% of total exports) **Switzerland**: \$1.30 billion (35.6%) **Bangladesh**: \$259 million (7.1%) **Côte d'Ivoire**: \$154 million (4.2%) **Burkina Faso**: \$101 million (2.8%) These figures highlight Mali's strong trade relationships, particularly within Africa and with European partners.
