Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre in Malawi

Malawi: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre was 9,514 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
9,514 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 15.3%
World rank
144th
of 195 countries
All-time high
9,514 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
434.83 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2002
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre in Malawi, 1980–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1980200120231980: 1.2k current US$ per square kilometre1981: 1.1k current US$ per square kilometre1982: 951.5 current US$ per square kilometre1983: 1.1k current US$ per square kilometre1984: 1.2k current US$ per square kilometre1985: 1.2k current US$ per square kilometre1986: 1.1k current US$ per square kilometre1987: 1.5k current US$ per square kilometre1988: 2.0k current US$ per square kilometre1989: 2.7k current US$ per square kilometre1990: 3.1k current US$ per square kilometre1991: 1.8k current US$ per square kilometre1992: 1.7k current US$ per square kilometre1993: 1.4k current US$ per square kilometre1994: 1.3k current US$ per square kilometre1995: 1.6k current US$ per square kilometre1996: 1.9k current US$ per square kilometre1997: 1.1k current US$ per square kilometre1998: 1.5k current US$ per square kilometre1999: 1.4k current US$ per square kilometre2000: 1.5k current US$ per square kilometre2001: 1.3k current US$ per square kilometre2002: 434.8 current US$ per square kilometre2003: 1.3k current US$ per square kilometre2004: 3.3k current US$ per square kilometre2005: 4.1k current US$ per square kilometre2006: 3.9k current US$ per square kilometre2007: 4.3k current US$ per square kilometre2008: 5.1k current US$ per square kilometre2009: 6.0k current US$ per square kilometre2010: 6.7k current US$ per square kilometre2011: 7.7k current US$ per square kilometre2012: 5.8k current US$ per square kilometre2013: 5.3k current US$ per square kilometre2014: 5.8k current US$ per square kilometre2015: 6.1k current US$ per square kilometre2016: 5.2k current US$ per square kilometre2017: 5.9k current US$ per square kilometre2018: 6.8k current US$ per square kilometre2019: 7.1k current US$ per square kilometre2020: 6.9k current US$ per square kilometre2021: 8.2k current US$ per square kilometre2022: 8.3k current US$ per square kilometre2023: 9.5k current US$ per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 9,514 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 9,514 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 434.83 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2002.

That places Malawi 144th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre in Malawi, 1980 to 2023.
Year current US$ per square kilometre Change
1980 1,193 current US$ per square kilometre
1981 1,079 current US$ per square kilometre -9.5%
1982 951.49 current US$ per square kilometre -11.9%
1983 1,064 current US$ per square kilometre +11.8%
1984 1,191 current US$ per square kilometre +11.9%
1985 1,238 current US$ per square kilometre +4.0%
1986 1,096 current US$ per square kilometre -11.5%
1987 1,494 current US$ per square kilometre +36.3%
1988 1,972 current US$ per square kilometre +32.0%
1989 2,735 current US$ per square kilometre +38.7%
1990 3,083 current US$ per square kilometre +12.7%
1991 1,776 current US$ per square kilometre -42.4%
1992 1,650 current US$ per square kilometre -7.1%
1993 1,371 current US$ per square kilometre -16.9%
1994 1,256 current US$ per square kilometre -8.4%
1995 1,646 current US$ per square kilometre +31.1%
1996 1,881 current US$ per square kilometre +14.2%
1997 1,148 current US$ per square kilometre -39.0%
1998 1,471 current US$ per square kilometre +28.2%
1999 1,367 current US$ per square kilometre -7.1%
2000 1,544 current US$ per square kilometre +12.9%
2001 1,302 current US$ per square kilometre -15.7%
2002 434.83 current US$ per square kilometre -66.6%
2003 1,337 current US$ per square kilometre +207.4%
2004 3,321 current US$ per square kilometre +148.4%
2005 4,115 current US$ per square kilometre +23.9%
2006 3,852 current US$ per square kilometre -6.4%
2007 4,271 current US$ per square kilometre +10.9%
2008 5,127 current US$ per square kilometre +20.0%
2009 5,965 current US$ per square kilometre +16.4%
2010 6,705 current US$ per square kilometre +12.4%
2011 7,712 current US$ per square kilometre +15.0%
2012 5,808 current US$ per square kilometre -24.7%
2013 5,317 current US$ per square kilometre -8.5%
2014 5,827 current US$ per square kilometre +9.6%
2015 6,104 current US$ per square kilometre +4.8%
2016 5,237 current US$ per square kilometre -14.2%
2017 5,885 current US$ per square kilometre +12.4%
2018 6,777 current US$ per square kilometre +15.2%
2019 7,081 current US$ per square kilometre +4.5%
2020 6,946 current US$ per square kilometre -1.9%
2021 8,238 current US$ per square kilometre +18.6%
2022 8,252 current US$ per square kilometre +0.2%
2023 9,514 current US$ per square kilometre +15.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,402 current US$ per square kilometre 951.49 current US$ per square kilometre 2,735 current US$ per square kilometre 10
1990s 1,665 current US$ per square kilometre 1,148 current US$ per square kilometre 3,083 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2000s 3,127 current US$ per square kilometre 434.83 current US$ per square kilometre 5,965 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 6,245 current US$ per square kilometre 5,237 current US$ per square kilometre 7,712 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 8,237 current US$ per square kilometre 6,946 current US$ per square kilometre 9,514 current US$ per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 141 Vanuatu 10,423 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 142 Lesotho 10,045 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 143 Djibouti 10,007 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 145 Tajikistan 8,768 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 146 Paraguay 8,034 current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 147 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8,020 current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre in Malawi?
Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre in Malawi was 9,514 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 9,514 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 434.83 current US$ per square kilometre in 2002.
How does Malawi rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 144th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) 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.

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Indicator
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
196 places, 7,863 data points, 1961–2023
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) 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.