Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mali
Mali: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 9.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mali, 1994–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mali stood at 9.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.0% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mali peaked at 58.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2018.
Mali ranks 17th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.9% | 58.9% | 58.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 23.6% | 31.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.612 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2162 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2162 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2326 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.4% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2296 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mali?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Mali was 9.6% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2018.
- How does Mali rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Mali ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).