Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mali
Mali: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 98.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mali, 2013–2023
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mali is 98.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mali peaked at 99.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2017.
That places Mali 12th out of 81 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 99.2% | — |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 99.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.2% | 98.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 394.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 33.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 33.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 8.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mali?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Mali was 98.3% in 2023, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2017.
- How does Mali rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Mali ranks 12th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).