Food, beverages and tobacco in Malawi
Malawi: Food, beverages and tobacco was 83.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Food, beverages and tobacco in Malawi, 1964–2021
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
In 2021, food, beverages and tobacco in Malawi stood at 83.5%.
The figure is up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Malawi peaked at 85.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1993.
Malawi ranks 4th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 68.1% | — |
| 1965 | 63.4% | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 62.2% | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 56.5% | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 53.8% | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 50.3% | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 50.9% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 46.1% | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 44.7% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 44.7% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 47.4% | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 49.0% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 43.1% | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 58.1% | +34.8% |
| 1981 | 45.9% | -21.1% |
| 1982 | 50.4% | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 45.2% | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 46.5% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 25.7% | -44.8% |
| 1986 | 25.0% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 41.1% | +64.2% |
| 1988 | 31.5% | -23.3% |
| 1989 | 24.6% | -21.9% |
| 1990 | 37.7% | +53.3% |
| 1991 | 46.3% | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 46.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 19.5% | -57.9% |
| 1994 | 39.7% | +103.7% |
| 1995 | 48.3% | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 52.3% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 43.7% | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 72.9% | +67.0% |
| 2000 | 70.7% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 76.6% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 73.2% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 61.3% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 84.2% | +28.9% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 83.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.5%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 83.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.3%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food, beverages and tobacco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +103.7% | 19.5% | 39.7% |
| 1999 | +67.0% | 43.7% | 72.9% |
| 1987 | +64.2% | 25.0% | 41.1% |
| 1993 | -57.9% | 46.3% | 19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.1% | 50.3% | 68.1% | 6 |
| 1970s | 46.6% | 43.1% | 50.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 24.6% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.5% | 19.5% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 61.3% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 65.4% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 83.5% | 83.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 food, beverages and tobacco in Malawi?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Malawi was 83.5% in 2021, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1993.
- How does Malawi rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).