Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Malawi

Malawi: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 17.91 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
17.91 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 34.4%
World rank
34th
of 194 countries
All-time high
17.91 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Malawi, 1970–2023

05101520197019962023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Malawi stood at 17.91 million SLC per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.4% on the previous year and up 627.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Malawi peaked at 17.91 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Malawi 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1970 to 2023.
Year million SLC per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre —
1971 0.0007 million SLC per square kilometre +8.7%
1972 0.0009 million SLC per square kilometre +22.6%
1973 0.0011 million SLC per square kilometre +27.4%
1974 0.0014 million SLC per square kilometre +31.3%
1975 0.0018 million SLC per square kilometre +23.0%
1976 0.002 million SLC per square kilometre +11.1%
1977 0.0021 million SLC per square kilometre +7.9%
1978 0.0025 million SLC per square kilometre +19.5%
1979 0.0028 million SLC per square kilometre +11.1%
1980 0.004 million SLC per square kilometre +43.8%
1981 0.0041 million SLC per square kilometre +1.8%
1982 0.004 million SLC per square kilometre -3.2%
1983 0.004 million SLC per square kilometre -0.3%
1984 0.0062 million SLC per square kilometre +57.9%
1985 0.0069 million SLC per square kilometre +10.1%
1986 0.0087 million SLC per square kilometre +27.1%
1987 0.0113 million SLC per square kilometre +29.3%
1988 0.0142 million SLC per square kilometre +25.7%
1989 0.0156 million SLC per square kilometre +9.9%
1990 0.0193 million SLC per square kilometre +23.9%
1991 0.0228 million SLC per square kilometre +17.8%
1992 0.0279 million SLC per square kilometre +22.7%
1993 0.0296 million SLC per square kilometre +5.9%
1994 0.0362 million SLC per square kilometre +22.4%
1995 0.0676 million SLC per square kilometre +86.7%
1996 0.1023 million SLC per square kilometre +51.4%
1997 0.1249 million SLC per square kilometre +22.0%
1998 0.1589 million SLC per square kilometre +27.3%
1999 0.2217 million SLC per square kilometre +39.5%
2000 0.2811 million SLC per square kilometre +26.8%
2001 0.3012 million SLC per square kilometre +7.1%
2002 0.3522 million SLC per square kilometre +16.9%
2003 0.4478 million SLC per square kilometre +27.1%
2004 0.4528 million SLC per square kilometre +1.1%
2005 0.4722 million SLC per square kilometre +4.3%
2006 0.7154 million SLC per square kilometre +51.5%
2007 0.9179 million SLC per square kilometre +28.3%
2008 0.9294 million SLC per square kilometre +1.2%
2009 0.9621 million SLC per square kilometre +3.5%
2010 1.1 million SLC per square kilometre +14.4%
2011 1.45 million SLC per square kilometre +31.6%
2012 1.69 million SLC per square kilometre +16.9%
2013 2.46 million SLC per square kilometre +45.5%
2014 3.51 million SLC per square kilometre +42.4%
2015 4.84 million SLC per square kilometre +38.0%
2016 6.13 million SLC per square kilometre +26.8%
2017 7.83 million SLC per square kilometre +27.6%
2018 8.76 million SLC per square kilometre +12.0%
2019 10.08 million SLC per square kilometre +15.0%
2020 11.28 million SLC per square kilometre +12.0%
2021 12.58 million SLC per square kilometre +11.5%
2022 13.33 million SLC per square kilometre +6.0%
2023 17.91 million SLC per square kilometre +34.4%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 17.91 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.55 million SLC per square kilometre, 11.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 17.91 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.37 million SLC per square kilometre, 7.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0016 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0028 million SLC per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0079 million SLC per square kilometre 0.004 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0156 million SLC per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0811 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0193 million SLC per square kilometre 0.2217 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.5832 million SLC per square kilometre 0.2811 million SLC per square kilometre 0.9621 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2010s 4.79 million SLC per square kilometre 1.1 million SLC per square kilometre 10.08 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2020s 13.77 million SLC per square kilometre 11.28 million SLC per square kilometre 17.91 million SLC per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 31 Jamaica 21.99 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  2. 32 Czechia 19.76 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  3. 33 Dominican Republic 19.45 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  4. 35 Liechtenstein 15.82 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  5. 36 Madagascar 15.46 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  6. 37 Pakistan 14.8 million SLC per square kilometre compare

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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 17.91 million SLC per square kilometre 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 17.91 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Malawi rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
Malawi ranks 34th out of 194 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 up 627.1%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre
Unit
million SLC per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
194 places, 9,578 data points, 1970–2023
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Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.