Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in Malawi
Malawi: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit was 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per unit in Malawi, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Malawi stood at 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Malawi peaked at 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
That places Malawi 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 74% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +37.7% | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 29 Papua New Guinea 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 India 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Zimbabwe 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Madagascar 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Comoros 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Mozambique 0.0105 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0151 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Malawi?
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Malawi was 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Malawi rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit?
- Malawi ranks 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.