Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita in Malawi

Malawi: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita was 30.43 includes gold, current US$ per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
30.43 includes gold, current US$ per person
Change on year
down 31.6%
World rank
176th
of 182 countries
All-time high
44.51 includes gold, current US$ per person
in 2019
All-time low
2.88 includes gold, current US$ per person
in 1983
Years of data
56
1965–2020

Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita in Malawi, 1965–2020

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in includes gold, current US$ per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita in Malawi is 30.43 includes gold, current US$ per person, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 31.6% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita in Malawi peaked at 44.51 includes gold, current US$ per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.88 includes gold, current US$ per person, in 1983.

That places Malawi 176th out of 182 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita in Malawi, 1965 to 2020.
Year includes gold, current US$ per person Change
1965 6.16 includes gold, current US$ per person
1966 5.1 includes gold, current US$ per person -17.2%
1967 5.23 includes gold, current US$ per person +2.5%
1968 5.1 includes gold, current US$ per person -2.4%
1969 4.65 includes gold, current US$ per person -8.9%
1970 6.3 includes gold, current US$ per person +35.6%
1971 6.72 includes gold, current US$ per person +6.6%
1972 7.43 includes gold, current US$ per person +10.7%
1973 13.32 includes gold, current US$ per person +79.1%
1974 15.91 includes gold, current US$ per person +19.5%
1975 11.62 includes gold, current US$ per person -26.9%
1976 4.82 includes gold, current US$ per person -58.6%
1977 15.77 includes gold, current US$ per person +227.4%
1978 13.25 includes gold, current US$ per person -16.0%
1979 12.62 includes gold, current US$ per person -4.7%
1980 12.12 includes gold, current US$ per person -3.9%
1981 8.31 includes gold, current US$ per person -31.4%
1982 4.21 includes gold, current US$ per person -49.4%
1983 2.88 includes gold, current US$ per person -31.6%
1984 8.26 includes gold, current US$ per person +186.9%
1985 6.45 includes gold, current US$ per person -21.9%
1986 3.75 includes gold, current US$ per person -41.9%
1987 7 includes gold, current US$ per person +86.8%
1988 17.23 includes gold, current US$ per person +146.2%
1989 11.49 includes gold, current US$ per person -33.3%
1990 14.89 includes gold, current US$ per person +29.5%
1991 16.02 includes gold, current US$ per person +7.6%
1992 4.36 includes gold, current US$ per person -72.8%
1993 6.02 includes gold, current US$ per person +37.9%
1994 4.69 includes gold, current US$ per person -22.0%
1995 11.33 includes gold, current US$ per person +141.3%
1996 21.76 includes gold, current US$ per person +92.1%
1997 13.81 includes gold, current US$ per person -36.5%
1998 24.01 includes gold, current US$ per person +73.8%
1999 22.64 includes gold, current US$ per person -5.7%
2000 21.78 includes gold, current US$ per person -3.8%
2001 17.77 includes gold, current US$ per person -18.4%
2002 13.96 includes gold, current US$ per person -21.4%
2003 10.46 includes gold, current US$ per person -25.1%
2004 10.69 includes gold, current US$ per person +2.3%
2005 12.87 includes gold, current US$ per person +20.3%
2006 10.75 includes gold, current US$ per person -16.4%
2007 16.74 includes gold, current US$ per person +55.7%
2008 18.17 includes gold, current US$ per person +8.5%
2009 11.34 includes gold, current US$ per person -37.6%
2010 21.94 includes gold, current US$ per person +93.5%
2011 14.22 includes gold, current US$ per person -35.2%
2012 15.57 includes gold, current US$ per person +9.5%
2013 26.52 includes gold, current US$ per person +70.3%
2014 37.07 includes gold, current US$ per person +39.8%
2015 39.89 includes gold, current US$ per person +7.6%
2016 34.79 includes gold, current US$ per person -12.8%
2017 42.59 includes gold, current US$ per person +22.4%
2018 41.35 includes gold, current US$ per person -2.9%
2019 44.51 includes gold, current US$ per person +7.6%
2020 30.43 includes gold, current US$ per person -31.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.25 includes gold, current US$ per person 4.65 includes gold, current US$ per person 6.16 includes gold, current US$ per person 5
1970s 10.78 includes gold, current US$ per person 4.82 includes gold, current US$ per person 15.91 includes gold, current US$ per person 10
1980s 8.17 includes gold, current US$ per person 2.88 includes gold, current US$ per person 17.23 includes gold, current US$ per person 10
1990s 13.95 includes gold, current US$ per person 4.36 includes gold, current US$ per person 24.01 includes gold, current US$ per person 10
2000s 14.45 includes gold, current US$ per person 10.46 includes gold, current US$ per person 21.78 includes gold, current US$ per person 10
2010s 31.84 includes gold, current US$ per person 14.22 includes gold, current US$ per person 44.51 includes gold, current US$ per person 10
2020s 30.43 includes gold, current US$ per person 30.43 includes gold, current US$ per person 30.43 includes gold, current US$ per person 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 173 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 48.25 includes gold, current US$ per person compare
  2. 174 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 46.09 includes gold, current US$ per person compare
  3. 175 Yemen 32.72 includes gold, current US$ per person compare
  4. 177 Zimbabwe 29.15 includes gold, current US$ per person compare
  5. 178 Ethiopia 28.66 includes gold, current US$ per person compare
  6. 179 Burundi 6.6 includes gold, current US$ per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita in Malawi?
Total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita in Malawi was 30.43 includes gold, current US$ per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 44.51 includes gold, current US$ per person in 2019.
What is the lowest total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 2.88 includes gold, current US$ per person in 1983.
How does Malawi rank for total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita?
Malawi ranks 176th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
Is total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. 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 reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita
Unit
includes gold, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 9,516 data points, 1960–2025
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Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.