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About

Mali-China Trade: In 2023, Mali exported $78.5M to China. The main products that Mali exported to China were Other Oily Seeds ($27.7M), Iron Ore ($21.9M), and Raw Cotton ($21.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mali to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.14%, from $114M in 2018 to $78.5M in 2023.

In 2023, Mali did not export any services to China.

China-Mali Trade: In 2023, China exported $803M to Mali. The main products that China exported to Mali were Broadcasting Equipment ($153M), Motorcycles and cycles ($53M), and Tea ($50.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Mali have increased at an annualized rate of 4.61%,  from $641M in 2018 to $803M in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Mali.

Comparison: In 2023,  Mali ranked 125 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.41), and 119 in total exports ($6.64B). That same year, China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Mali exported $78.5M to China. The main products exported from Mali to China were Other Oily Seeds ($27.7M), Iron Ore ($21.9M), and Raw Cotton ($21.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mali to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.14%, from $114M in 2018 to $78.5M in 2023.

In 2018, China exported $803M to Mali. The main products exported from China to Mali were Broadcasting Equipment ($153M), Motorcycles and cycles ($53M), and Tea ($50.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Mali have increased at an annualized rate of 4.61%, from $641M in 2023 to $803M in 2018.

Exports from Mali (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Exports from China (Flag) to Mali (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Mali (Flag) and China (Flag)

Mali Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Mali
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$4.83B
China
Top Destination
United States$436B

This map shows whether countries import more from Mali or China. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Mali and China or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Mali than from China.

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Mali included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

Difference in imports from China (Flag) and Mali (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Mali - China

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Mali and China by product, considering products traded by both, Mali and China.

During 2023, Mali had a large net trade with China in the exports of Vegetable Products ($28.4M), Mineral Products ($28.3M), and Textiles ($21.1M).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with Mali in the exports of Machines ($341M), Transportation ($146M), and Chemical Products ($60.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mali China+$14.2MRaw Cotton
Top Product Potential China Mali+$45MTelephones

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Mali and China. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Mali indicates it has a comparative advantage over China. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Mali.

Product Space of Mali (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

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