Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Malawi
Malawi: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 28.27 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Malawi, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Malawi stood at 28.27 million USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.5% on the previous year and up 715.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Malawi peaked at 33.84 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -142.36 million USD, in 2020.
That places Malawi 107th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.95 million USD | — |
| 1997 | 0.9064 million USD | -53.4% |
| 1998 | 5.58 million USD | +515.3% |
| 1999 | 0.101 million USD | -98.2% |
| 2000 | -0.6269 million USD | -720.8% |
| 2001 | -0.6023 million USD | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 4.05 million USD | -771.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2923 million USD | -92.8% |
| 2004 | 1.21 million USD | +313.7% |
| 2005 | 1.71 million USD | +41.1% |
| 2006 | 5.73 million USD | +235.9% |
| 2007 | 13.07 million USD | +128.1% |
| 2008 | 15.94 million USD | +22.0% |
| 2009 | -1.06 million USD | -106.7% |
| 2010 | 32.18 million USD | -3123.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6555 million USD | -98.0% |
| 2012 | -4.38 million USD | -768.3% |
| 2013 | -4.59 million USD | +4.9% |
| 2014 | -4.95 million USD | +7.7% |
| 2015 | -5.11 million USD | +3.2% |
| 2016 | -5.24 million USD | +2.7% |
| 2017 | -7.29 million USD | +39.0% |
| 2018 | -105.73 million USD | +1350.3% |
| 2019 | 22.73 million USD | -121.5% |
| 2020 | -142.36 million USD | -726.4% |
| 2021 | 25.15 million USD | -117.7% |
| 2022 | 33.84 million USD | +34.6% |
| 2023 | 28.27 million USD | -16.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 28.27 million USD is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.25 million USD, 6.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 28.27 million USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2961 million USD, 95.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +3123.7% | -1.06 million USD | 32.18 million USD |
| 2018 | -1350.3% | -7.29 million USD | -105.73 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.13 million USD | 0.101 million USD | 5.58 million USD | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.97 million USD | -1.06 million USD | 15.94 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | -8.17 million USD | -105.73 million USD | 32.18 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | -13.78 million USD | -142.36 million USD | 33.84 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Malawi?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Malawi was 28.27 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 33.84 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -142.36 million USD in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Malawi ranks 107th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 715.2%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.