Natural disasters economic damages in Malawi
Malawi: Natural disasters economic damages was 1.53 in 2025. β Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.53
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
1st
of 74 countries
All-time high
1.53
in 2025
All-time low
0
in 1987
Years of data
19
1987β2025
Natural disasters economic damages in Malawi, 1987β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.53 for natural disasters economic damages in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, natural disasters economic damages in Malawi peaked at 1.53 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1987.
That places Malawi 1st out of 74 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 0 | 1.53 | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Malawi
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -18.1 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 28.37 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 548.16 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 10.97 (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 12.18 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 548.16 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,751 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.46 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 835.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.83 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural disasters economic damages in Malawi?
- Natural disasters economic damages in Malawi was 1.53 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural disasters economic damages recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 in 2025.
- What is the lowest natural disasters economic damages recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1987.
- How does Malawi rank for natural disasters economic damages?
- Malawi ranks 1st out of 74 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural disasters economic damages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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