Spirits consumption per person in Malawi
Malawi: Spirits consumption per person was 0.1665 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.1665
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.4088
in 2012
All-time low
0
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Malawi, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, spirits consumption per person in Malawi stood at 0.1665.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Malawi peaked at 0.4088 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1961.
That places Malawi 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spirits consumption per person in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0.01 | — |
| 1966 | 0.03 | +200.0% |
| 1967 | 0.05 | +66.7% |
| 1968 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 0.09 | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.13 | +62.5% |
| 1974 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.18 | +38.5% |
| 1976 | 0.23 | +27.8% |
| 1977 | 0.22 | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2 | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.25 | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 0.33 | +32.0% |
| 1981 | 0.37 | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.34 | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.29 | -14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.28 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.31 | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.28 | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.27 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2 | -25.9% |
| 1990 | 0.26 | +30.0% |
| 1991 | 0.25 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.28 | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.21 | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 0.29 | +38.1% |
| 1995 | 0.24 | -17.2% |
| 1996 | 0.27 | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.21 | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.19 | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3062 | +61.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3062 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3062 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3062 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3062 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3062 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3062 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3062 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3062 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3062 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3062 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2973 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4088 | +37.5% |
| 2013 | 0.337 | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1543 | -54.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1419 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.024 | -83.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0351 | +46.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2406 | +584.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0692 | -71.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1812 | +161.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1665 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1665 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1665 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0542, 3.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1665 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.292, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +584.8% | 0.0351 | 0.2406 |
| 1966 | +200.0% | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| 2020 | +161.8% | 0.0692 | 0.1812 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0267 | 0 | 0.09 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.158 | 0.08 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.298 | 0.2 | 0.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.241 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3062 | 0.3062 | 0.3062 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2015 | 0.024 | 0.4088 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1714 | 0.1665 | 0.1812 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -14.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Malawi?
- Spirits consumption per person in Malawi was 0.1665 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4088 in 2012.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Malawi ranks 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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