Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita was 0.0006 million USD per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in Malawi, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2023, gross national income — value us$, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0006 million USD per person.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value us$, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0006 million USD per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Malawi 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +24.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +23.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -17.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -37.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +47.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -39.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +87.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -27.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +87.9% | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 185 Liberia 0.0006 million USD per person compare
- 186 Somalia 0.0006 million USD per person compare
- 187 Mozambique 0.0006 million USD per person compare
- 189 Central African Republic 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 190 Madagascar 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 191 Afghanistan 0.0004 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate -29.8 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national income — value us$, per capita in Malawi?
- Gross national income — value us$, per capita in Malawi was 0.0006 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value us$, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 million USD per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value us$, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for gross national income — value us$, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross National Income — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross National Income — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Gross National Income — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.