GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0011 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0011 USD per square kilometre for gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.0015 USD per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Malawi 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 USD per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 USD per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 USD per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 USD per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2013 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0011 USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 USD per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0011 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 USD per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -33.2% | 0.0013 USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate -29.8 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.0011 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 USD per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.