Beer as share alcohol consumption in Malawi
Malawi: Beer as share alcohol consumption was 4.18 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
4.18
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
9.87
in 2000
All-time low
4.18
in 2018
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Beer as share alcohol consumption in Malawi, 2000–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 4.18 for beer as share alcohol consumption in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer as share alcohol consumption in Malawi peaked at 9.87 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.18, in 2018.
That places Malawi 182nd out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.86 | 7.46 | 9.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7 | 4.18 | 8.26 | 10 |
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More economy & growth data for Malawi
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -18.1 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 28.37 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 548.16 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 10.97 (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 12.18 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 548.16 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,751 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.46 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 835.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.83 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer as share alcohol consumption in Malawi?
- Beer as share alcohol consumption in Malawi was 4.18 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer as share alcohol consumption recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 9.87 in 2000.
- What is the lowest beer as share alcohol consumption recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for beer as share alcohol consumption?
- Malawi ranks 182nd out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is beer as share alcohol consumption rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Beer as share alcohol consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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