Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Mali
Mali: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day was 100.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 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: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Mali stood at 100.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Mali peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2018.
Mali ranks 7th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More poverty & inequality data for Mali
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Mali?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Mali was 100.0% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- How does Mali rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Mali ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.