Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mali
Mali: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 36.1 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
36.1
Change on year
up 22.9%
World rank
16th
of 120 countries
All-time high
89.36
in 1994
All-time low
29.38
in 2018
Years of data
6
1994–2021
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mali, 1994–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mali is 36.1, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 22.9% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mali peaked at 89.36 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 29.38, 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 | 89.36 | 89.36 | 89.36 | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.29 | 63.34 | 68.55 | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.38 | 29.38 | 29.38 | 1 |
| 2020s | 36.1 | 36.1 | 36.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More poverty & inequality data for Mali
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 5.61 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,588 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 15.51 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.612 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.39 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.2162 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.2162 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2326 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2296 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mali?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Mali was 36.1 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 89.36 in 1994.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.38 in 2018.
- How does Mali rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Mali ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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