Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Malawi
Malawi: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 182.23 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Malawi stood at 182.23 million USD.
That represents a change of down 18.1% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Malawi peaked at 625.09 million USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, -22.17 million USD, in 1991.
That places Malawi 138th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.63 million USD | -22.17 million USD | 59.08 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.81 million USD | 7.48 million USD | 119.17 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 253.24 million USD | -8.57 million USD | 625.09 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 188.96 million USD | 117.87 million USD | 233.25 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 135 Seychelles 221.51 million USD compare
- 136 Azerbaijan 200.21 million USD compare
- 137 Botswana 183.79 million USD compare
- 139 Barbados 176 million USD compare
- 140 Tajikistan 174.1 million USD compare
- 141 Gambia 171.39 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -18.1 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 28.37 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 548.16 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 10.97 (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 12.18 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 548.16 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,751 LCU per US$ (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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Malawi?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Malawi was 182.23 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 625.09 million USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.17 million USD in 1991.
- How does Malawi rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Malawi ranks 138th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.