Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 28.59 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Malawi, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Malawi is 28.59 current US$ per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Malawi peaked at 28.59 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.06 current US$ per person, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 170th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.06 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 2.51 current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 1972 | 2.31 current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 2.49 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 2.96 current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 2.83 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 2.63 current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 3.33 current US$ per person | +26.5% |
| 1978 | 3.75 current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 3.93 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 4.54 current US$ per person | +15.7% |
| 1981 | 4.61 current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 4.26 current US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 4.25 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 3.93 current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 3.26 current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 1986 | 3.41 current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 3.8 current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 4.09 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 4.03 current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 4.62 current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 5.26 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 3.82 current US$ per person | -27.3% |
| 1993 | 7.1 current US$ per person | +85.8% |
| 1994 | 3.81 current US$ per person | -46.4% |
| 1995 | 4.39 current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 9.96 current US$ per person | +127.0% |
| 1997 | 10.98 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 6.09 current US$ per person | -44.5% |
| 1999 | 6.36 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 6.8 current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 5.11 current US$ per person | -24.9% |
| 2002 | 10.21 current US$ per person | +99.8% |
| 2003 | 9.13 current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 9.87 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 10.37 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 11.3 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 12.52 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 14.93 current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 17.15 current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 19 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 25.37 current US$ per person | +33.6% |
| 2012 | 18.23 current US$ per person | -28.2% |
| 2013 | 15.94 current US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 24.44 current US$ per person | +53.3% |
| 2015 | 20.66 current US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 14.24 current US$ per person | -31.1% |
| 2017 | 22.52 current US$ per person | +58.1% |
| 2018 | 24.24 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 26.34 current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 28.4 current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 28.59 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +127.0% | 4.39 current US$ per person | 9.96 current US$ per person |
| 2002 | +99.8% | 5.11 current US$ per person | 10.21 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.88 current US$ per person | 2.06 current US$ per person | 3.93 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.02 current US$ per person | 3.26 current US$ per person | 4.61 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.24 current US$ per person | 3.81 current US$ per person | 10.98 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.74 current US$ per person | 5.11 current US$ per person | 17.15 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1 current US$ per person | 14.24 current US$ per person | 26.34 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.49 current US$ per person | 28.4 current US$ per person | 28.59 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 167 Sierra Leone 35.04 current US$ per person compare
- 168 Zimbabwe 33.46 current US$ per person compare
- 169 Pakistan 29.11 current US$ per person compare
- 171 Ethiopia 27.87 current US$ per person compare
- 172 Haiti 26.94 current US$ per person compare
- 173 Cambodia 26.56 current US$ per person 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$), annual growth rate -29.8 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Malawi?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Malawi was 28.59 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 28.59 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 170th out of 195 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.