Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Malawi
Malawi: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square was 155.5 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Malawi, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Malawi stood at 155.5 million SLC per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.7% on the previous year and up 556.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Malawi peaked at 155.5 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Malawi 33rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0051 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0064 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0071 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.007 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0088 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0102 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0117 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 0.014 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0153 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0159 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0193 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0212 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0237 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0275 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0323 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1985 | 0.037 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0419 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 0.052 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0672 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0869 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0916 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1088 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1256 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1687 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1978 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.401 million SLC per square kilometre | +102.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6501 million SLC per square kilometre | +62.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8394 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1998 | 1.06 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1999 | 1.5 million SLC per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 2000 | 1.99 million SLC per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2001 | 2.38 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 2.84 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 3.32 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 4.02 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 4.59 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 5.77 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2007 | 6.58 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 7.93 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 9.27 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 11.11 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 13.95 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 16.67 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 23.68 million SLC per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 2014 | 32.7 million SLC per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 2015 | 43.54 million SLC per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 2016 | 54.25 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 69.27 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 76.74 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 87.4 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 93.57 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 105.81 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 125.69 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 155.5 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 155.5 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 22.48 million SLC per square kilometre, 6.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 155.5 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.01 million SLC per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +102.8% | 0.1978 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.401 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0102 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0051 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0159 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0409 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0193 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0869 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5143 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0916 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.5 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.87 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.99 million SLC per square kilometre | 9.27 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.93 million SLC per square kilometre | 11.11 million SLC per square kilometre | 87.4 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.14 million SLC per square kilometre | 93.57 million SLC per square kilometre | 155.5 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 30 Nigeria 257.39 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 31 Myanmar 208.55 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 32 French Polynesia 203.4 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 34 Bermuda 150.77 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 35 Cote d'Ivoire 150.29 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 36 Dominican Republic 141.5 million SLC per square kilometre 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)
- 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Malawi?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Malawi was 155.5 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 155.5 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square?
- Malawi ranks 33rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 556.6%. 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 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.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 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
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 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.