Foreign aid received per capita vs gdp per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Foreign aid received per capita vs gdp per capita was 73.82 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.82
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
69th
of 171 countries
All-time high
100.54
in 2017
All-time low
14.09
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Foreign aid received per capita vs gdp per capita in Malawi, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 73.82 for foreign aid received per capita vs gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received per capita vs gdp per capita in Malawi peaked at 100.54 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.09, in 1960.
Malawi ranks 69th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Foreign aid received per capita vs gdp per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.09 | — |
| 1961 | 26.28 | +86.5% |
| 1962 | 34.84 | +32.6% |
| 1963 | 47.64 | +36.8% |
| 1964 | 87.15 | +82.9% |
| 1965 | 82.83 | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 69.44 | -16.2% |
| 1967 | 63.73 | -8.2% |
| 1968 | 92.07 | +44.5% |
| 1969 | 53.08 | -42.4% |
| 1970 | 64.25 | +21.1% |
| 1971 | 49.12 | -23.5% |
| 1972 | 50.68 | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 36.29 | -28.4% |
| 1974 | 43.25 | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 53.64 | +24.0% |
| 1976 | 51.16 | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 56.92 | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 58.55 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 68.93 | +17.7% |
| 1980 | 58.09 | -15.7% |
| 1981 | 56.94 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 50.1 | -12.0% |
| 1983 | 45.89 | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 71.72 | +56.3% |
| 1985 | 43.74 | -39.0% |
| 1986 | 56.51 | +29.2% |
| 1987 | 63.11 | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 78.71 | +24.7% |
| 1989 | 85.82 | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 85.98 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 90.37 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 87.03 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 75.26 | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 63.99 | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 59.28 | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 65.33 | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 48.21 | -26.2% |
| 1998 | 60.11 | +24.7% |
| 1999 | 61.45 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 62.81 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 60.12 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 51.86 | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 59.87 | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 52.17 | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 55.74 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 65.52 | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 62.57 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 71.02 | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 61.15 | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 66.22 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 56.55 | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 81.39 | +43.9% |
| 2013 | 75.6 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 60.22 | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 73.33 | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 86.33 | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 100.54 | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 79.79 | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 70.68 | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 84.27 | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 62.72 | -25.6% |
| 2022 | 71.12 | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 84.06 | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 73.82 | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.11 | 14.09 | 92.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.28 | 36.29 | 68.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.06 | 43.74 | 85.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.7 | 48.21 | 90.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.28 | 51.86 | 71.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.07 | 56.55 | 100.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.2 | 62.72 | 84.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 66 Yemen 75.58 compare
- 67 Côte d'Ivoire 75.02 compare
- 68 Honduras 74.57 compare
- 70 Guinea-Bissau 73.76 compare
- 71 Mauritania 73.66 compare
- 72 Uzbekistan 71.32 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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 28.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita -15.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 27.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP -41.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita -27,842 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 8.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8979 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received per capita vs gdp per capita in Malawi?
- Foreign aid received per capita vs gdp per capita in Malawi was 73.82 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid received per capita vs gdp per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 100.54 in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received per capita vs gdp per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.09 in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for foreign aid received per capita vs gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 69th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received per capita vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid received per capita vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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