Foreign debt rose 11.1% to USD 5,192 bil in Mali in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Mali reached an all time high of USD 5,192 bil in 2019 and an all time low of USD 247 bil in 1970. When compared to Mali's main peers, foreign debt in Algeria amounted to USD 5,492 bil, USD 3,662 bil in Burkina Faso, USD 5,370 bil in Mauritania and USD 3,606 bil in Niger in 2019.
Mali has been ranked 78th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | USD bil | 4,671 | 5,463 | 5,707 | 5,710 | 5,492 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | USD bil | 12,598 | 10,248 | 12,768 | 10,621 | 9,157 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | USD bil | 2,799 | 2,860 | 3,123 | 3,243 | 3,325 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | USD bil | 20,080 | 21,323 | 22,519 | 23,575 | 27,082 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | USD bil | 11,388 | 11,457 | 13,449 | 16,198 | 19,831 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mali | USD bil | 3,747 | 3,848 | 4,326 | 4,604 | 5,009 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | USD bil | 4,993 | 5,080 | 5,241 | 5,226 | 5,370 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | USD bil | 44,376 | 47,586 | 50,982 | 50,370 | 54,993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | USD bil | 2,229 | 2,525 | 3,050 | 3,191 | 3,598 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | USD bil | 10,479 | 11,466 | 14,246 | 18,982 | 19,243 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tunisia | USD bil | 27,487 | 28,827 | 33,501 | 35,033 | 39,381 |
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