Mali

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Trade in Mali

Mali was the world’s 106th largest exporter of goods and 116th largest exporter of commercial services in 2021. Export values were $5,015 and $398 million USD respectively. Mali’s top export category was agricultural products, followed by fuels and mining products, and manufactures. In 2019, Mali’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to South Africa, Switzerland and Bangladesh, with trade representing 66.99 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Mali’s import values were $6,530 and $1530 million USD respectively in 2021. Mali’s top import category was manufactures, followed by agricultural products and fuels and mining products. Leading import partners were Senegal, China and Cote d’Ivoire. Mali is part of 2 different Regional Trade Agreements, including Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).
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General Information

This section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information.

Official Name

Republic of Mali

Abbreviation

ML

Capital

Bamako

WTO Membership Date

31 May 1995

Legal System

civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Constitutional Court

Language

French

Number of Time Zone(s)

1

Additional Information

Financial Information

This section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance.

Currency

West African CFA franc

Exchange Rate

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GTFP Confirming Banks

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  • BICI Mali - Bamako, Mali - SWIFT: BICIMLBA

Contact Information

This section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources.

Business Support Organizations

  • Agence pour la Promotion des Exportations du Mali

    Trade promotion organization (TPO)

    [email protected]

  • Agence pour la Promotion des Investissements

    Investment promotion agency

    [email protected]

Copyright Offices

  • Malian Copyright Office

  • Ministry of Culture (BUMDA)

Industrial Property Offices

  • Malian Centre for the Promotion of Industrial Property (CEMAPI)

  • Ministry of Trade and Industry

SPS Enquiry Points

Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements.

  • Direction Nationale des Services Vétérinaires
    Ministère de l'Elevage et de la Pêche
    Dr Mamadou OUATTARA, Chef de la Division Inspection et Santé Publique Vétérinaire;
    Dr Coulibaly DRISSA, Chef de la Section Inspection Vétérinaire
    Phone: +(223) 20 22 20 23/20 22 61 93

    Avenue de la Nation, porte 631

    [email protected]@yahoo.fr

TBT Enquiry Points

Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements.

  • M. Amadou Diop,
    Inspecteur des Services Economiques,
    Chef du Service Accréditation à l’Agence Malienne de Normalisation et de Promotion de la Qualité (AMANORM)
    Phone: (+223)76 18 59 49;(+223) 69 00 84 78

    Hamdallaye ACI 2000
    Bamako

    [email protected]

Additional Information

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Links to other helpful resources

This section includes additional links to trade-related resources.

Trade Information Portal

 https://tradeportal.ml/

Last Reviewed: June, 2023

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