Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Mali
Mali: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.5422 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Mali, 1994–2021
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Mali stood at 0.5422.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Mali peaked at 0.6745 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5184, in 2009.
That places Mali 40th out of 109 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.6745 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5821 | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.572 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5184 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5467 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5422 | -0.8% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.5422 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.557, 97% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.5422 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5654, 96% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6745 | 0.6745 | 0.6745 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5575 | 0.5184 | 0.5821 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5467 | 0.5467 | 0.5467 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.5422 | 0.5422 | 0.5422 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More poverty & inequality data for Mali
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 5.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,588 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.99 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Mali?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Mali was 0.5422 in 2021, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6745 in 1994.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5184 in 2009.
- How does Mali rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Mali ranks 40th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.