Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Land in developing countries

35Table 5: Country profile Republic of MaliOverall domestic background: Economy, Agriculture, Food security, Poverty and Environment(1) Economic situationGDP per capita, 2008, US$ (a) 657Official Development aid (ODA), 2007, US$ million (b) 1017ODA in agriculture, forestry and fishery (b)Commitments 2007, US$ millionDisbursements 2007, US$ millionShare of population below poverty line (2 US$ per day, average 2000-2006) (c) 77,1%(2) Relevance of agricultureShare in GDP (2007) (d) 37%Share of agriculture employment (e) 76% (2004)(3) Food securityGlobal Hunger Index (GHI), 2008 (f) 26.9GHI-Ranking (out of 88 countries), 2008 (f) 73Share of undernourished population (f) 11%Food aid, 2008, ‘000 t, cereals in grain equivalent (g) 23.6As country in crisis according to FAO (2009) (h)NoValue of food import minus export, 2006, US$ million (i) 36(4) Environment/ BiodiversityProtected area, % of total area 2003 (k) 3,7%Forestry area, % of total area 2005 (l) 10,3%Deforestation rate (annual change in forest covered area, within 2000-05) (i) -0,8%Fire cultivation3% of total areaOverall investment climate(1) Climate for FDI (m)Ease of doing business (rank of 181 countries) 166Protecting investors (rank of 181 countries) 150Enforcing contracts (rank of 181 countries) 158(2) Corruption (n)CPI ranking (rank of 181 countries), 2008 (2007) 96 (118)(3) Share of FDI in agriculture in % of all FDI average (o)US State Department Climate Statements 2009 (o)No dataWorld Investment Report 2009 2005 – 2007 (p)No dataLegal Frame(1) Multi- and bilateral frame (q)WTO rules applicable?yesNo relevant investor included, butBITs in force with major FDI in land investor countriesexistence of a frame contractbetween Mali and Libya, which maynot be called a BIT(2) Domestic frame (q)Major legal basis28372Investment Code, NationalInvestment Law (Loi 91-48/ANRM,March 1991)