Foreign debt rose 10.7% to USD 6,460 bil in Mali in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Mali reached an all time high of USD 6,460 bil in 2021 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 7,379 bil, USD 10,297 bil in Burkina Faso, USD 4,819 bil in Mauritania and USD 4,984 bil in Niger in 2021.
Mali has been ranked 80th within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 5 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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