Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre.
The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Malawi 125th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -214.9% |
| 1992 | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -74.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -213.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +367.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -78.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +154.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +390.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -61.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | +352.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +59.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -65.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +245.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -93.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +425.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +87.7% |
| 2011 | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | +663.9% |
| 2012 | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -101.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 million USD per square kilometre | -5861.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -64.8% |
| 2017 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | +332.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -49.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +88.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | -18.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +5861.5% | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0052 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +663.9% | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 122 Peru 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 123 Eswatini 0.002 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 124 Ethiopia 0.002 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 126 Kyrgyzstan 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 127 Belize 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 128 Turkmenistan 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Malawi rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 125th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.