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Mali — Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1967–2025 · 59 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest central government deficit reading for Mali was −3.05% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −2.42% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.63 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −4.01% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2014–2025

PeriodValue
2025-3.05 % of GDP
2024-2.42 % of GDP
2023-3.66 % of GDP
2022-4.4 % of GDP
2021-4.6 % of GDP
7 earlier values, back to 2014
2020-5.59 % of GDP
2019-3.02 % of GDP
2018-5.01 % of GDP
2017-3.76 % of GDP
2016-4.64 % of GDP
2015-3.79 % of GDP
2014-4.33 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.