Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Mali
Mali: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3565 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Mali, 1994–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.3565 for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Mali peaked at 0.5013 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.3303, in 2009.
Mali ranks 50th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.5013 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3987 | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3893 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3303 | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3596 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3565 | -0.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.3565 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3739, 95% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.3565 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3766, 95% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5013 | 0.5013 | 0.5013 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3728 | 0.3303 | 0.3987 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3596 | 0.3596 | 0.3596 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.3565 | 0.3565 | 0.3565 | 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 vs. gdp per capita in Mali?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Mali was 0.3565 in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5013 in 1994.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3303 in 2009.
- How does Mali rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Mali ranks 50th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. 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.