How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Mali
Mali: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? was 36.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Mali, 1994–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 36.1% for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in 2021.
The figure is up 22.9% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Mali peaked at 89.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2018.
That places Mali 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.4% | 89.4% | 89.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 63.3% | 68.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 36.1% | 36.1% | 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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.4% (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)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2296 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Mali?
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Mali was 36.1% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2018.
- How does Mali rank for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
- Mali ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. 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 How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.