Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mali
Mali: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 20.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mali, 1967–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mali stood at 20.4%.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mali peaked at 28.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1967.
Mali ranks 142nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.7% | — |
| 1968 | 7.6% | +966.4% |
| 1969 | 11.1% | +45.2% |
| 1970 | 11.8% | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 12.7% | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 13.8% | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 17.2% | +24.5% |
| 1974 | 26.3% | +52.8% |
| 1975 | 28.7% | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 27.3% | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 20.7% | -24.3% |
| 1978 | 23.8% | +15.3% |
| 1979 | 22.4% | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 14.3% | -36.0% |
| 1981 | 14.4% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 17.2% | +19.5% |
| 1983 | 17.8% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 11.6% | -35.0% |
| 1985 | 11.6% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 13.5% | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 13.0% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | -33.2% |
| 1989 | 9.3% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | -36.9% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +34.4% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -25.1% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +35.6% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 20.4% | -8.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 20.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.9%, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mali's 20.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.6%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +966.4% | 0.7% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 0.7% | 11.1% | 3 |
| 1970s | 20.5% | 11.8% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 8.7% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 5.8% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 10.2% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 15.1% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 20.4% | 24.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 139 Solomon Islands 21.5% compare
- 140 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.9% compare
- 141 Syrian Arab Republic 20.7% compare
- 143 Suriname 20.2% compare
- 144 Benin 19.7% compare
- 145 Algeria 19.6% compare
More financial sector data for Mali
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.81 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.32 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.81 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mali?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Mali was 20.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1967.
- How does Mali rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Mali ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.