Mali's major exports include gold, cotton, and livestock. Gold is especially important to the country's export economy.
Mali imports many manufactured products that it does not produce in large quantities itself. Major imports include petroleum products, machinery, vehicles, electrical equipment, medicines, and food products.
So, in simple terms:
Exports: gold, cotton, livestock
Imports: fuel, machinery, vehicles, electronics, medicines, and food
Mali is landlocked, so much of its international trade has to travel through neighboring countries to reach seaports.
