Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Malawi
Malawi: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP was 358,723 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Malawi, 2017–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 358,723 current international $ per square kilometre for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Malawi ranks 120th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 209,971 current international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 2018 | 216,459 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 227,225 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 266,487 current international $ per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 299,979 current international $ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 325,348 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 358,723 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 358,723 current international $ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 143,876 current international $ per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 358,723 current international $ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 213,178 current international $ per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 217,885 current international $ per square kilometre | 209,971 current international $ per square kilometre | 227,225 current international $ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2020s | 312,634 current international $ per square kilometre | 266,487 current international $ per square kilometre | 358,723 current international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 117 Cambodia 394,087 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 118 Eswatini 393,629 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 119 Togo 364,036 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 121 Syria 358,455 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 122 Brazil 330,845 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 123 Benin 316,381 current international $ 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)
- 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Malawi?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Malawi was 358,723 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 358,723 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 209,971 current international $ per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Malawi ranks 120th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- 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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) 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.