Foreign aid and investments received in Malawi
Malawi: Foreign aid and investments received was 1.65 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.65 billion millions of current united states dollars
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
49th
of 155 countries
All-time high
1.77 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2023
All-time low
392.05 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2002
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign aid and investments received in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of current united states dollars.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.65 billion millions of current united states dollars for foreign aid and investments received in 2024.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid and investments received in Malawi peaked at 1.77 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2023 and was at its lowest, 392.05 million millions of current united states dollars, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 49th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign aid and investments received in Malawi, year by year
| Year | millions of current united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 433.09 million millions of current united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | 460.52 million millions of current united states dollars | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 392.05 million millions of current united states dollars | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 515.94 million millions of current united states dollars | +31.6% |
| 2004 | 511.00 million millions of current united states dollars | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 572.38 million millions of current united states dollars | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 730.93 million millions of current united states dollars | +27.7% |
| 2007 | 746.33 million millions of current united states dollars | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 924.67 million millions of current united states dollars | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 812.35 million millions of current united states dollars | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 916.44 million millions of current united states dollars | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 726.19 million millions of current united states dollars | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 1.15 billion millions of current united states dollars | +58.2% |
| 2013 | 1.58 billion millions of current united states dollars | +37.3% |
| 2014 | 965.70 million millions of current united states dollars | -38.8% |
| 2015 | 1.07 billion millions of current united states dollars | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 1.18 billion millions of current united states dollars | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 1.61 billion millions of current united states dollars | +36.3% |
| 2018 | 1.76 billion millions of current united states dollars | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 1.14 billion millions of current united states dollars | -35.6% |
| 2020 | 1.59 billion millions of current united states dollars | +40.5% |
| 2021 | 840.07 million millions of current united states dollars | -47.3% |
| 2022 | 1.48 billion millions of current united states dollars | +76.4% |
| 2023 | 1.77 billion millions of current united states dollars | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 1.65 billion millions of current united states dollars | -6.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.65 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.65 billion millions of current united states dollars, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.65 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.16 billion millions of current united states dollars, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 609.93 million millions of current united states dollars | 392.05 million millions of current united states dollars | 924.67 million millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 billion millions of current united states dollars | 726.19 million millions of current united states dollars | 1.76 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 billion millions of current united states dollars | 840.07 million millions of current united states dollars | 1.77 billion millions of current united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 46 South Sudan 1.74 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 47 Lebanon 1.72 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 48 Uruguay 1.68 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 50 Burkina Faso 1.59 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 51 Libya 1.58 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 52 Benin 1.55 billion millions of current united states dollars 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 foreign aid and investments received in Malawi?
- Foreign aid and investments received in Malawi was 1.65 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 392.05 million millions of current united states dollars in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for foreign aid and investments received?
- Malawi ranks 49th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid and investments received rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).