Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.9119 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.9119 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.9242 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1995.
Malawi ranks 21st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.5364 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.5472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5606 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5796 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5833 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.558 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5726 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5601 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5758 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4975 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5508 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5408 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5756 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5539 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5729 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5689 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5637 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5637 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5616 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5478 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8501 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8736 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8821 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.9119 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7446 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.9119 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7756 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +52.2% | 0.5586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8501 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5542 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5833 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5758 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5573 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5756 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8821 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 18 Kuwait 0.9171 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Nepal 0.9165 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Comoros 0.9151 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Mauritania 0.91 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Djibouti 0.9079 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Sri Lanka 0.9036 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 56.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.61 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 257.97 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 20.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -29.8 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malawi?
- Adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.9119 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9242 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- How does Malawi rank for adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 21st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net national income (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted net national income (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Adjusted net national income (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.