Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency in Malawi
Malawi: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency was 2.25 million million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency in Malawi, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2.25 million million SLC for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 438.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency in Malawi peaked at 2.25 million million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 101.04 million SLC, in 1971.
That places Malawi 61st out of 230 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 113.48 million SLC | — |
| 1971 | 101.04 million SLC | -11.0% |
| 1972 | 134.47 million SLC | +33.1% |
| 1973 | 138 million SLC | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 162.15 million SLC | +17.5% |
| 1975 | 244.8 million SLC | +51.0% |
| 1976 | 251.3 million SLC | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 300.15 million SLC | +19.4% |
| 1978 | 458.95 million SLC | +52.9% |
| 1979 | 430.72 million SLC | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 414.37 million SLC | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 311.66 million SLC | -24.8% |
| 1982 | 337.48 million SLC | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 366.45 million SLC | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 413.63 million SLC | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 481.98 million SLC | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 490.52 million SLC | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 655.46 million SLC | +33.6% |
| 1988 | 973.25 million SLC | +48.5% |
| 1989 | 1,299 million SLC | +33.5% |
| 1990 | 1,523 million SLC | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 1,913 million SLC | +25.6% |
| 1992 | 2,000 million SLC | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 2,006 million SLC | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2,309 million SLC | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 4,607 million SLC | +99.6% |
| 1996 | 7,057 million SLC | +53.2% |
| 1997 | 7,578 million SLC | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 11,211 million SLC | +47.9% |
| 1999 | 18,334 million SLC | +63.5% |
| 2000 | 23,759 million SLC | +29.6% |
| 2001 | 29,236 million SLC | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 26,207 million SLC | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 31,639 million SLC | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 43,909 million SLC | +38.8% |
| 2005 | 61,710 million SLC | +40.5% |
| 2006 | 90,109 million SLC | +46.0% |
| 2007 | 95,537 million SLC | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 158,400 million SLC | +65.8% |
| 2009 | 142,538 million SLC | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 159,734 million SLC | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 166,445 million SLC | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 208,110 million SLC | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 318,450 million SLC | +53.0% |
| 2014 | 416,956 million SLC | +30.9% |
| 2015 | 517,974 million SLC | +24.2% |
| 2016 | 679,444 million SLC | +31.2% |
| 2017 | 845,433 million SLC | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 935,897 million SLC | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million million SLC | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 648,908 million SLC | -38.3% |
| 2021 | 882,633 million SLC | +36.0% |
| 2022 | 1.55 million million SLC | +75.8% |
| 2023 | 2.08 million million SLC | +34.0% |
| 2024 | 2.25 million million SLC | +8.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2.25 million million SLC is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.25 million million SLC, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2.25 million million SLC is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 million million SLC, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 233.5 million SLC | 101.04 million SLC | 458.95 million SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 574.42 million SLC | 311.66 million SLC | 1,299 million SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,854 million SLC | 1,523 million SLC | 18,334 million SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,304 million SLC | 23,759 million SLC | 158,400 million SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 530,084 million SLC | 159,734 million SLC | 1.05 million million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 million million SLC | 648,908 million SLC | 2.25 million million SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency in Malawi?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency in Malawi was 2.25 million million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 million million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 101.04 million SLC in 1971.
- How does Malawi rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency?
- Malawi ranks 61st out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 438.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).