Mali Consumer Price Index

Mali’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) reached 138.17 in 2025, placing the country at rank 140 globally and matching its all‑time peak for the 38‑year series that began in 1988. The index rose from a low of 50.33 in 1993, reflecting a prolonged period of price stability before accelerating inflation in the 2010s and early 2020s. Compared with peers of similar rank, Spain recorded a CPI of 138.26 and Djibouti 138.76 in the same year, underscoring that Mali’s price dynamics now parallel those of middle‑income economies rather than its traditional low‑income peers. The steep climb from the 52.59 level observed in 1988 illustrates how external shocks, fiscal pressures and currency depreciation have amplified consumer price movements. If monetary tightening and supply‑chain reforms succeed in curbing demand‑pull pressures, the upward trajectory of Mali’s CPI could moderate, potentially averting a return to the high‑inflation environment seen in recent years.