Health spending as a share of total government spending in Mali
Mali: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 5.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Mali, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Mali is 5.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Mali peaked at 7.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2012.
Mali ranks 164th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +55.1% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 2.9% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.7% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Mali?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Mali was 5.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2012.
- How does Mali rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Mali ranks 164th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.