Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate (FDI annual growth) in Malawi
Malawi: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate was -12.66 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Malawi, 1997–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Malawi recorded -12.66 % change on previous year for total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in 2023.
The figure is down 137.3% on the previous year and down 245.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Malawi peaked at 837.47 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -761.82 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 106th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -52.63 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 522.19 % change on previous year | -1092.2% |
| 1999 | -98.21 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 2000 | -700 % change on previous year | +612.7% |
| 2001 | 0.66 % change on previous year | -100.1% |
| 2002 | 837.47 % change on previous year | +126790.0% |
| 2003 | -93.72 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 2004 | 325.09 % change on previous year | -446.9% |
| 2005 | 43.66 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 2006 | 250.81 % change on previous year | +474.5% |
| 2007 | 130.79 % change on previous year | -47.9% |
| 2008 | 36 % change on previous year | -72.5% |
| 2009 | -107.17 % change on previous year | -397.7% |
| 2011 | -97.77 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 2012 | -580.63 % change on previous year | +493.9% |
| 2013 | 8.73 % change on previous year | -101.5% |
| 2014 | -14.36 % change on previous year | -264.5% |
| 2015 | -7.7 % change on previous year | -46.4% |
| 2016 | 17.44 % change on previous year | -326.6% |
| 2017 | -57.98 % change on previous year | -432.5% |
| 2019 | 122.75 % change on previous year | -311.7% |
| 2020 | -761.82 % change on previous year | -720.6% |
| 2021 | 117.95 % change on previous year | -115.5% |
| 2022 | 33.91 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 2023 | -12.66 % change on previous year | -137.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's -12.66 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is -19.85 % change on previous year, 64% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's -12.66 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -29.39 % change on previous year, 43% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +126790.0% | 0.66 % change on previous year | 837.47 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 123.78 % change on previous year | -98.21 % change on previous year | 522.19 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2000s | 72.36 % change on previous year | -700 % change on previous year | 837.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -76.19 % change on previous year | -580.63 % change on previous year | 122.75 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2020s | -155.66 % change on previous year | -761.82 % change on previous year | 117.95 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 103 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -10.29 % change on previous year compare
- 104 Togo -11.16 % change on previous year compare
- 105 New Caledonia -11.23 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -13.33 % change on previous year compare
- 108 Netherlands Antilles (former) -13.4 % change on previous year compare
- 109 Malta -15.29 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Malawi?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate in Malawi was -12.66 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 837.47 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -761.82 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 106th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 245.0%. 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$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.