Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita was 0 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0 million USD per person for total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 16.5% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0001 million USD per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0 million USD per person, in 1991.
That places Malawi 146th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | -0 million USD per person | -219.4% |
| 1992 | -0 million USD per person | -76.0% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per person | -211.0% |
| 1994 | 0 million USD per person | +216.1% |
| 1995 | 0 million USD per person | -77.4% |
| 1996 | 0 million USD per person | +174.0% |
| 1997 | 0 million USD per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0 million USD per person | -20.5% |
| 1999 | 0 million USD per person | +372.3% |
| 2000 | 0 million USD per person | -33.9% |
| 2001 | 0 million USD per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0 million USD per person | -58.6% |
| 2003 | 0 million USD per person | +283.5% |
| 2004 | 0 million USD per person | +59.6% |
| 2005 | 0 million USD per person | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0 million USD per person | -65.1% |
| 2007 | 0 million USD per person | +240.0% |
| 2008 | 0 million USD per person | -93.2% |
| 2009 | 0 million USD per person | +448.3% |
| 2010 | 0 million USD per person | +91.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +713.8% |
| 2012 | -0 million USD per person | -101.1% |
| 2013 | 0 million USD per person | -4973.5% |
| 2014 | 0 million USD per person | +30.7% |
| 2015 | 0 million USD per person | -33.6% |
| 2016 | 0 million USD per person | -72.4% |
| 2017 | 0 million USD per person | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 0 million USD per person | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0 million USD per person | -30.2% |
| 2020 | 0 million USD per person | +344.7% |
| 2021 | 0 million USD per person | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 0 million USD per person | +83.1% |
| 2023 | 0 million USD per person | -16.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0 million USD per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 million USD per person, 51% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0 million USD per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 million USD per person, 29% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +4973.5% | -0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person |
| 2011 | +713.8% | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 million USD per person | -0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 million USD per person | -0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 143 Madagascar 0 million USD per person compare
- 144 Guinea-Bissau 0 million USD per person compare
- 145 Sudan 0 million USD per person compare
- 147 Nigeria 0 million USD per person compare
- 148 Central African Republic 0 million USD per person compare
- 149 Pakistan 0 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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$, per capita in Malawi?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Malawi was 0 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 million USD per person in 1991.
- How does Malawi rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 146th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. 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$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.