West Africa
Mali
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Mali's #3 import source (world lens). Mali is the EU's #155 goods supplier.
Mali on the world stage
Total imports
$6.4bn
2023 annual
Total exports
$4.0bn
150 partners
#1 import source
Senegal
21.7%
#1 export dest.
South Africa
45.5%
2023 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Mali and the EU
EU imports from
€48m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€1.0bn
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #155 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 21.18
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
155
EUR/MWh
Consumer
214
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
394
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Import dependenceMarket model
State monopoly (EDM-SA)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
CREE (Commission de Regulation de l'Electricite et de l'Eau)
Landlocked, depends on imported diesel and electricity imports from Cote d'Ivoire. Political instability (military government since 2020) deters investment and complicates regional cooperation.
Tracked infrastructure
4 solar farms
140 MW · 2 building
2 hydro plants
340 MW
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
31
7 production-backed
Acid-drainage prone
0
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Gold, Other mine
Mine-water verifiability
Blind spot
no functioning public water-monitoring system located
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
15.6
→ 20.2 by 2050
Fertility
5.51
above replacement
Working-age
51.5%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
4.6
→ 5.8 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 24.5M · still growing past 2100
By 2050: +89% (46.2M)