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Tourism in Mali: visitors, hotels and air traffic

Visitor arrivals, hotel activity and air traffic in Mali, from official statistics and operators.

Updated November 5, 2026

The Great Mosque of Djenné, in 2005
The Great Mosque of Djenné, in 2005. Photo: Ruud Zwart / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

This page gathers the latest figures on this topic, each checked against its official source, and every Alama Report story on it. It is updated as new data comes out.

Latest figures

International tourist arrivals
164,314 arrivals · 2024
+5.1% from 2023
Source: BCEAO, Balance des paiements et position extérieure globale – Mali 2024 (posted September 2026)
Travel receipts (balance of payments)
103.1bn FCFA (€157mn) · 2024
Source: BCEAO, Balance des paiements et position extérieure globale – Mali 2024 (posted September 2026)
Main airport passengers
846,680 passengers · 2024
−7.6% from 2023
Source: INSTAT Mali, Mali en chiffres, édition 2024 (June 2026)

Figures checked against their source. Euro equivalents at the fixed parity of 655.957 FCFA per euro.

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