Foreign debt rose 19.1% to USD 6,081 bil in Mali in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Mali reached an all time high of USD 6,081 bil in 2020 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 5,178 bil, USD 4,495 bil in Burkina Faso, USD 5,710 bil in Mauritania and USD 4,591 bil in Niger in 2020.
Mali has been ranked 77th within the group of 113 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 7 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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