Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Malawi

Malawi: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
76th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
All-time low
-0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Years of data
39
1980–2024

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Malawi, 1980–2024

-0.015-0.01-0.00500.0051980200220241980: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: -0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: -0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: -0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: -0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: -0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: -0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: -0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: -0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Malawi is 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 1,026.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Malawi peaked at 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.

Malawi ranks 76th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980 to 2024.
Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1981 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1982 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1983 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1984 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1985 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1986 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1987 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1988 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1989 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1996 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1997 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -59.4%
1998 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +846.6%
1999 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -98.2%
2000 -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -711.2%
2001 -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.9%
2002 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -462.1%
2003 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -67.5%
2004 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +29.0%
2005 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +56.7%
2006 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +79.0%
2007 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +108.2%
2008 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.3%
2009 -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -106.2%
2010 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2929.2%
2011 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -98.1%
2012 -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -738.1%
2013 -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2014 -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.9%
2015 -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.9%
2016 -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.8%
2017 -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +39.7%
2018 -0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1289.8%
2019 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -120.3%
2020 -0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -721.5%
2021 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -100.4%
2022 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9091.6%
2023 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.5%
2024 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 4
2000s 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 73 Indonesia 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 74 New Caledonia 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 75 Tajikistan 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 77 Republic of Moldova 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 78 Türkiye 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 79 Paraguay 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Malawi?
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Malawi was 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
How does Malawi rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Malawi ranks 76th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,026.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.