Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Malawi
Malawi: Augmented human development index excluding gdp was 0.2539 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Malawi, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.2539 for augmented human development index excluding gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index excluding gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.2539 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0124, in 1870.
That places Malawi 114th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.0124 | — |
| 1880 | 0.0124 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0124 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0175 | +40.9% |
| 1913 | 0.0197 | +12.6% |
| 1925 | 0.0218 | +10.6% |
| 1929 | 0.0224 | +2.8% |
| 1933 | 0.0255 | +13.9% |
| 1938 | 0.0281 | +10.2% |
| 1950 | 0.0302 | +7.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0366 | +21.3% |
| 1960 | 0.0422 | +15.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0582 | +38.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0617 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0709 | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0805 | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0895 | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0896 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1645 | +83.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1704 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2025 | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2255 | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2405 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2539 | +5.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.2539 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1723, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.2539 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2119, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Augmented human development index excluding 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +83.5% | 0.0896 | 0.1645 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0124 | 0.0124 | 0.0124 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.0124 | 0.0124 | 0.0124 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0124 | 0.0124 | 0.0124 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0175 | 0.0175 | 0.0175 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.0197 | 0.0197 | 0.0197 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.0221 | 0.0218 | 0.0224 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0268 | 0.0255 | 0.0281 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.0334 | 0.0302 | 0.0366 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.0502 | 0.0422 | 0.0582 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0663 | 0.0617 | 0.0709 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.085 | 0.0805 | 0.0895 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.127 | 0.0896 | 0.1645 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1864 | 0.1704 | 0.2025 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.233 | 0.2255 | 0.2405 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2539 | 0.2539 | 0.2539 | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -14.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index excluding gdp in Malawi?
- Augmented human development index excluding gdp in Malawi was 0.2539 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2539 in 2020.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index excluding gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0124 in 1870.
- How does Malawi rank for augmented human development index excluding gdp?
- Malawi ranks 114th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index excluding gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Augmented human development index excluding gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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