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Mali vs Kenya

Mali and Kenya side by side across 201 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$33.85B vs $147.27BMali vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$1,301 vs $2,714Mali vs Kenya
Population25.2M vs 57.53MMali vs Kenya

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Indicator Mali KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$33.85B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,301$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy2.2%6.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%8.8%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD129.27 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-2.4%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy2.8%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy40.8%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-1.39B$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy5.5%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,120$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$3,400$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$88.27B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy33%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy23.4%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7.5%7.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy36.6%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy20%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$1.07B$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy4%4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy24.9%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy—$12.39B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy20.4%31.8%2025/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy12%14.1%2020/2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy67%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy52.8%63%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy35.738.52021/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy36.1%45.5%2021/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy54.7%90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy30.1%27.8%2024/2022
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy4.2%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy48.8%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy2.1%3.5%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$231M$1.76B2018/2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy217K2.05M2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-1.5%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$708.59M$1.5B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.7%1.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy10.5%16.7%2024/2022
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy25.736.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy18.4%1.2%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy16.2%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy5.4%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$54$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy5.3%16.6%2016/2024 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy3.6%13%2016/2024 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.1%15.6%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$648$1,7902021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy63%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy8.6%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy28.4%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy75.8%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy71.5%76.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.6%7.1%2021/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.64.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy4.26.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.6%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy1.4%4.8%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy59.5%65.5%2021/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy88.6%90.1%2021/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$6.64B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$8.03B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8690.662024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.820.2032024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—16.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.6%1.6%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade6.5%30.7%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade6.2%49.2%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade5.4%3.2%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade22.1%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade26.7%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4190.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6120.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2810.4562023
PopulationDemographics25.2M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.9%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics60.7 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics15.9 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics5.513.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics67.8%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics45.8%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics32.2%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics21.3/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics38.826.62026
Death RateDemographics8.257.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.03-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics62.2 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics59.3 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.8%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth47.534.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.8%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.8%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.190.292023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth41572023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth20.228.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth23%18%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth47.2%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth20%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth367.3378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth91.339.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth32.421.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth512072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth68%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth84%88%2025
Basic SanitationHealth27.7%5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.8%3.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.251.332018/2019
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth17.2%62.5%2018/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth67.3%70.2%2018/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.272.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth135.954.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$34$852023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth29.2%37.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth7.4%9.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth79.5%92.8%2018/2020
Child StuntingChild Welfare23.2%17.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare5.4%4.5%2024/2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare89.2%76%2024/2022
Child MarriageChild Welfare48.5%12.5%2024/2022
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.4%3.4%2024/2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.2%4%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation5.1%10.4%2015/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation35.6%82.2%2024/2000 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation50.3%93.2%2024/2014 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation47.5%90.8%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation26.8%86.6%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation66%94.3%2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation43.7%95.6%2018/2006 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation23%62.4%2018/2023 ⚠
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation12.6%65%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation37.4%100%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation38.9%84.3%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security12.3%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M2.75M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture35.5%49.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture136112.42022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture178.4K t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—49.5K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture1.64M t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.98M t65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture3.95M t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture2.76M t282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture40.79K t312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,473 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture3,491 kg/ha6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture2,965 kg/ha3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture14M head22.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance—4.92022
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance27322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1640.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.150.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.720.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.98-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.29-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.09-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-2.49-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.76-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.22-0.352024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian286.72K617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian414.52K02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian322218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology36.8%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology112.1126.52022/2024
4G CoverageTechnology81%97.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.832022/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology9.4%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology92.4%98%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology18.6%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology9.4%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%0.8%2023/2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure49.5%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure05.14M2014/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure92.5%40.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy632.5 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy136.5 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy455.3 MW892.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy71.1%67.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy1.3%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—195 kWh2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—25.8%2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy81 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy31.4%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy2.9%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy15.4%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy80.5%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy5.5 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy539 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,262 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.3 t0.38 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate62.3%78.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate10.9%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate7.5%11.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate8.6%19.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate35.5 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Mali or Kenya have the larger economy?

Kenya has the larger economy: $33.85B for Mali versus $147.27B for Kenya (GDP, current US$).

How do Mali and Kenya compare across indicators?

This page compares Mali and Kenya on 201 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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