Gross National Income — Value US$, per square kilometre in Malawi

Malawi: Gross National Income — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.1305 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.1305 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
148th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1305 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.006 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Gross National Income — Value US$, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1970–2023

00.0250.050.0750.10.125197019962023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.1305 million USD per square kilometre for gross national income — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 104.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national income — value us$, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.1305 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.006 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Malawi 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Gross National Income — Value US$, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Gross National Income — Value US$, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1970 to 2023.
Year million USD per square kilometre Change
1970 0.006 million USD per square kilometre
1971 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre +27.7%
1972 0.0088 million USD per square kilometre +14.3%
1973 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre -2.6%
1974 0.0108 million USD per square kilometre +26.5%
1975 0.012 million USD per square kilometre +11.0%
1976 0.0125 million USD per square kilometre +4.1%
1977 0.015 million USD per square kilometre +19.9%
1978 0.0181 million USD per square kilometre +20.9%
1979 0.0187 million USD per square kilometre +3.3%
1980 0.0218 million USD per square kilometre +16.6%
1981 0.0221 million USD per square kilometre +1.5%
1982 0.0206 million USD per square kilometre -7.0%
1983 0.0211 million USD per square kilometre +2.6%
1984 0.0218 million USD per square kilometre +3.4%
1985 0.0205 million USD per square kilometre -6.1%
1986 0.0214 million USD per square kilometre +4.2%
1987 0.0216 million USD per square kilometre +1.0%
1988 0.0245 million USD per square kilometre +13.7%
1989 0.0282 million USD per square kilometre +14.9%
1990 0.0348 million USD per square kilometre +23.3%
1991 0.0409 million USD per square kilometre +17.5%
1992 0.0348 million USD per square kilometre -14.7%
1993 0.0381 million USD per square kilometre +9.4%
1994 0.0237 million USD per square kilometre -37.8%
1995 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre +3.8%
1996 0.0219 million USD per square kilometre -10.9%
1997 0.0329 million USD per square kilometre +50.0%
1998 0.0333 million USD per square kilometre +1.4%
1999 0.0335 million USD per square kilometre +0.6%
2000 0.0331 million USD per square kilometre -1.4%
2001 0.0323 million USD per square kilometre -2.3%
2002 0.0201 million USD per square kilometre -37.6%
2003 0.0184 million USD per square kilometre -8.8%
2004 0.0197 million USD per square kilometre +7.3%
2005 0.0215 million USD per square kilometre +9.4%
2006 0.0416 million USD per square kilometre +93.2%
2007 0.0462 million USD per square kilometre +10.9%
2008 0.0549 million USD per square kilometre +18.8%
2009 0.0644 million USD per square kilometre +17.3%
2010 0.073 million USD per square kilometre +13.5%
2011 0.0883 million USD per square kilometre +20.9%
2012 0.0659 million USD per square kilometre -25.3%
2013 0.0637 million USD per square kilometre -3.3%
2014 0.0756 million USD per square kilometre +18.6%
2015 0.0851 million USD per square kilometre +12.6%
2016 0.0753 million USD per square kilometre -11.4%
2017 0.0932 million USD per square kilometre +23.8%
2018 0.103 million USD per square kilometre +10.5%
2019 0.1144 million USD per square kilometre +11.0%
2020 0.1214 million USD per square kilometre +6.1%
2021 0.1274 million USD per square kilometre +4.9%
2022 0.1287 million USD per square kilometre +1.0%
2023 0.1305 million USD per square kilometre +1.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross National Income — Value US$, 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.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +93.2% 0.0215 million USD per square kilometre 0.0416 million USD per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0118 million USD per square kilometre 0.006 million USD per square kilometre 0.0187 million USD per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0224 million USD per square kilometre 0.0205 million USD per square kilometre 0.0282 million USD per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0319 million USD per square kilometre 0.0219 million USD per square kilometre 0.0409 million USD per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0352 million USD per square kilometre 0.0184 million USD per square kilometre 0.0644 million USD per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0838 million USD per square kilometre 0.0637 million USD per square kilometre 0.1144 million USD per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.127 million USD per square kilometre 0.1214 million USD per square kilometre 0.1305 million USD per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 145 Syria 0.1521 million USD per square kilometre compare
  2. 146 Ethiopia 0.1412 million USD per square kilometre compare
  3. 147 Nicaragua 0.1407 million USD per square kilometre compare
  4. 149 Belize 0.1304 million USD per square kilometre compare
  5. 150 Turkmenistan 0.1264 million USD per square kilometre compare
  6. 151 Russia 0.1196 million USD per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross national income — value us$, per square kilometre in Malawi?
Gross national income — value us$, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.1305 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross national income — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.1305 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest gross national income — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.006 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Malawi rank for gross national income — value us$, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross national income — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 104.9%. 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 National Income — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gross National Income — Value US$ 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 National Income — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Gross National Income — Value US$, per square kilometre
Unit
million USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,641 data points, 1970–2023
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Gross National Income — Value US$ 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.