Vulnerability score, Capacity in Malawi
Malawi: Vulnerability score, Capacity was 0.7403 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vulnerability score, Capacity in Malawi, 2015–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.7403 for vulnerability score, capacity in 2024.
The figure is up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerability score, capacity in Malawi peaked at 0.7417 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6752, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 17th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Vulnerability score, Capacity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.6854 | — |
| 2016 | 0.6937 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6896 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6811 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6864 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6752 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7073 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7417 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7403 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7403 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.7403 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7548, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.7403 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7057, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6872 | 0.6811 | 0.6937 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.721 | 0.6752 | 0.7417 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -14.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerability score, capacity in Malawi?
- Vulnerability score, capacity in Malawi was 0.7403 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vulnerability score, capacity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7417 in 2022.
- What is the lowest vulnerability score, capacity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6752 in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for vulnerability score, capacity?
- Malawi ranks 17th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vulnerability score, capacity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vulnerability score, Capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ND-GAIN index is a global free open-source index, that measures a country’s current vulnerability to climate disruptions and assesses a country’s readiness to leverage private and public sector investment for adaptive actions. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN index is an adaptation of the original index, adjusted by IMF staff to replace the Doing Business (DB) Index, used as source data in the original ND-GAIN, because the DB database has been discontinued by the World Bank in 2020 and it is no longer allowed in IMF work. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN is an interim solution offered by IMF staff until the ND-GAIN compilers will review the methodology and replace the DB index.