Gross public investment in Malawi
Malawi: Gross public investment was 6.9% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Gross public investment in Malawi, 1975–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, gross public investment in Malawi stood at 6.9%.
The figure is down 27.7% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Malawi peaked at 19.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2002.
That places Malawi 28th out of 49 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 17.1% | — |
| 1976 | 13.6% | -20.3% |
| 1977 | 12.8% | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 18.6% | +45.4% |
| 1979 | 19.3% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 17.5% | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 10.2% | -41.5% |
| 1982 | 8.4% | -17.4% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 9.8% | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 8.3% | -15.2% |
| 1986 | 9.2% | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | -15.4% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 7.7% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 10.2% | +23.1% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 15.1% | +80.8% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | -36.3% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | -32.4% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -46.0% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +34.5% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +80.3% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -36.0% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +47.4% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.3% | 12.8% | 19.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 7.3% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 6.5% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 5.5% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 9.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 25 Botswana 7.9% compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 7.7% compare
- 27 South Africa 7.1% compare
- 29 Uganda 6.7% compare
- 30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.7% compare
- 31 Cameroon 6.5% 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 51.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1573 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 105.65 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 52.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 275.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 184,975 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 23.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Malawi?
- Gross public investment in Malawi was 6.9% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for gross public investment?
- Malawi ranks 28th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.