Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Malawi
Malawi: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 4.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Malawi, 1980–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 4.3% for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Malawi peaked at 18.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 60th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.9% | — |
| 1981 | 6.9% | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | +39.0% |
| 1983 | 6.2% | -35.7% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | -16.0% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | +55.1% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 8.4% | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 9.0% | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | -19.1% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | +27.2% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | -23.4% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | +99.5% |
| 1995 | 18.9% | +33.4% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | -42.9% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | -22.1% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | +56.7% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | -23.3% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | -41.9% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +48.9% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +50.7% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -35.2% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.1% | 4.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 7.1% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 5.9% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 4.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 2 |
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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)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 31.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 793.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 32.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,068 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 1.39 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 24.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Malawi?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Malawi was 4.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Malawi ranks 60th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resource depletion is the sum of net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion. Net forest depletion is unit resource rents times the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.