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Gas Prices in Mali

As of early October 2026, a gallon of regular gasoline in Mali averages $5.68 — that is $1.50 per litre, and ranks #137 of 225 places we track, where #1 is the cheapest.

Regular, per gallon
$5.68
$1.50 per litre
Diesel, per gallon
$6.10
$1.61 per litre
World rank
#137
of 225, cheapest first
A gallon costs
236%
of an average day’s income

In local money that is roughly 878.58 XOF per litre, at the exchange rate of mid Oct 2026.

Why Mali pays this much

Higher-taxed

Mali sits above the global average mainly because of higher fuel and value-added taxes stacked on top of world crude prices.

Where the money goes

An estimated split of a $5.68 gallon in Mali. Crude oil trades as one global price, so the part that differs between countries is mostly tax.

ComponentPer gallonPer litre
Crude$2.10$0.55
Refining$0.55$0.15
Distribution$0.85$0.22
Tax$2.18$0.58
Pump price$5.68$1.50

How that compares

ComparisonPer gallonDifference
Mali$5.68—
World average of all 225$5.55+$0.13
Africa average$5.06+$0.62
Cheapest anywhere — Libya$0.09−$5.59
Priciest anywhere — Hong Kong$16.70+$11.02
Since 2026-09-16, the average in Mali has fallen by $0.07 a gallon.

Nearby in Africa

Cameroon$5.46Tanzania$5.46Burkina Faso$5.52Mozambique$5.55Morocco$5.77Ivory Coast$5.87Eswatini$5.91Zambia$6.03

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