Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Malawi
Malawi: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 34.37 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Malawi, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Malawi stood at 34.37 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 475.9% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Malawi peaked at 86.66 % change on previous year in 1995 and was at its lowest, -3.23 % change on previous year, in 1982.
Malawi ranks 21st of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.73 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 22.63 % change on previous year | +159.2% |
| 1973 | 27.38 % change on previous year | +21.0% |
| 1974 | 31.31 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 22.95 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 1976 | 11.14 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 1977 | 7.94 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 1978 | 19.54 % change on previous year | +146.0% |
| 1979 | 11.1 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 1980 | 43.78 % change on previous year | +294.4% |
| 1981 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -96.0% |
| 1982 | -3.23 % change on previous year | -282.5% |
| 1983 | -0.3205 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 1984 | 57.85 % change on previous year | -18148.8% |
| 1985 | 10.11 % change on previous year | -82.5% |
| 1986 | 27.1 % change on previous year | +168.1% |
| 1987 | 29.3 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 25.75 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1989 | 9.93 % change on previous year | -61.4% |
| 1990 | 23.92 % change on previous year | +141.0% |
| 1991 | 17.79 % change on previous year | -25.6% |
| 1992 | 22.72 % change on previous year | +27.7% |
| 1993 | 5.86 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 1994 | 22.37 % change on previous year | +281.8% |
| 1995 | 86.66 % change on previous year | +287.5% |
| 1996 | 51.44 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 1997 | 22 % change on previous year | -57.2% |
| 1998 | 27.29 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 1999 | 39.49 % change on previous year | +44.7% |
| 2000 | 26.81 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 2001 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -73.4% |
| 2002 | 16.95 % change on previous year | +137.4% |
| 2003 | 27.12 % change on previous year | +60.0% |
| 2004 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 2005 | 4.28 % change on previous year | +282.5% |
| 2006 | 51.53 % change on previous year | +1105.1% |
| 2007 | 28.31 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 2008 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -95.6% |
| 2009 | 3.52 % change on previous year | +183.3% |
| 2010 | 14.42 % change on previous year | +309.3% |
| 2011 | 31.58 % change on previous year | +119.0% |
| 2012 | 16.88 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 2013 | 45.47 % change on previous year | +169.4% |
| 2014 | 42.41 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 37.99 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 26.75 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 2017 | 27.57 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 11.98 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 2019 | 14.98 % change on previous year | +25.1% |
| 2020 | 11.97 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 11.46 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 5.97 % change on previous year | -47.9% |
| 2023 | 34.37 % change on previous year | +475.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 34.37 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.73 % change on previous year, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 34.37 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.06 % change on previous year, 3.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +18148.8% | -0.3205 % change on previous year | 57.85 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +1105.1% | 4.28 % change on previous year | 51.53 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.08 % change on previous year | 7.94 % change on previous year | 31.31 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 20.2 % change on previous year | -3.23 % change on previous year | 57.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.95 % change on previous year | 5.86 % change on previous year | 86.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | 51.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 27 % change on previous year | 11.98 % change on previous year | 45.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.94 % change on previous year | 5.97 % change on previous year | 34.37 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 18 Laos 35.61 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35.61 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Ukraine 35.35 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Ghana 33.92 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Slovakia 33.59 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Tuvalu 32.76 % 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 56.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.61 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 257.97 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 20.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -29.8 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Malawi?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Malawi was 34.37 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 86.66 % change on previous year in 1995.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.23 % change on previous year in 1982.
- How does Malawi rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Malawi ranks 21st out of 231 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.