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Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malawi

Malawi: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 79.0%
World rank
53rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
All-time low
0 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1991
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980–2024

00.0050.010.0150.021980200220241980: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 79.0% on the previous year and up 731.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.

Malawi ranks 53rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year

Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1981 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.3%
1982 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.0%
1983 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP -56.7%
1984 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP +152.5%
1985 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP -41.5%
1986 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP -55.9%
1987 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.7%
1988 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP +343.6%
1989 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP +47.7%
1990 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP -92.2%
1991 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.9%
1992 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP +376.3%
1993 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.6%
1994 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP +650.5%
1995 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.6%
1996 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.5%
1997 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP -27.4%
1998 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP +115.1%
1999 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP -42.6%
2000 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP -47.3%
2001 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP +48.9%
2002 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP -64.7%
2003 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1595.9%
2004 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.2%
2005 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.7%
2006 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.5%
2007 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP +25.2%
2008 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.1%
2009 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.2%
2010 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.4%
2011 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.8%
2012 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP +35.4%
2013 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2014 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.9%
2015 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.9%
2016 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP -55.8%
2017 0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP +41.8%
2018 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.4%
2019 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP +91.1%
2020 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.0%
2021 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP +328.9%
2022 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.6%
2023 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP -36.9%
2024 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP +79.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP 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
2003 +1595.9% 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1994 +650.5% 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1992 +376.3% 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1988 +343.6% 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2021 +328.9% 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 50 Bahamas 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 51 Iceland 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 52 Austria 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 54 Thailand 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 55 Vanuatu 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 56 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malawi?
Personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
How does Malawi rank for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 53rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 731.8%. 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 Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Personal remittances, paid (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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  • Personal remittances, paid IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 9,632 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.