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Population, per unit of GDP in Malawi

Malawi: Population, per unit of GDP was 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0019 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 21.2%
World rank
4th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0059 units per US$ of GDP
in 1994
All-time low
0.0013 units per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Population, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980–2024

0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0061980200220241980: 0.003 units per US$ of GDP1981: 0.004 units per US$ of GDP1982: 0.004 units per US$ of GDP1983: 0.004 units per US$ of GDP1984: 0.004 units per US$ of GDP1985: 0.005 units per US$ of GDP1986: 0.005 units per US$ of GDP1987: 0.005 units per US$ of GDP1988: 0.004 units per US$ of GDP1989: 0.004 units per US$ of GDP1990: 0.003 units per US$ of GDP1991: 0.003 units per US$ of GDP1992: 0.004 units per US$ of GDP1993: 0.003 units per US$ of GDP1994: 0.006 units per US$ of GDP1995: 0.005 units per US$ of GDP1996: 0.003 units per US$ of GDP1997: 0.003 units per US$ of GDP1998: 0.004 units per US$ of GDP1999: 0.004 units per US$ of GDP2000: 0.004 units per US$ of GDP2001: 0.005 units per US$ of GDP2002: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2003: 0.003 units per US$ of GDP2004: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2005: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2006: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2007: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2008: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2009: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2010: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2011: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2012: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2013: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2014: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2015: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2016: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2017: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2018: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2019: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2020: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2021: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2022: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2023: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2024: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, population, per unit of gdp in Malawi stood at 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

Malawi ranks 4th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Population, per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year

Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP —
1981 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP +4.0%
1982 0.0039 units per US$ of GDP +9.1%
1983 0.004 units per US$ of GDP +0.4%
1984 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP +5.3%
1985 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP +11.0%
1986 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP -0.8%
1987 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP +4.9%
1988 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP -9.5%
1989 0.004 units per US$ of GDP -9.0%
1990 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP -12.0%
1991 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP -12.0%
1992 0.0039 units per US$ of GDP +26.1%
1993 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP -11.8%
1994 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP +73.2%
1995 0.005 units per US$ of GDP -15.6%
1996 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP -37.5%
1997 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP -12.6%
1998 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP +55.5%
1999 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP +0.9%
2000 0.0045 units per US$ of GDP +4.3%
2001 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP +4.1%
2002 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP -49.7%
2003 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP +11.7%
2004 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP -5.3%
2005 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP -2.3%
2006 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP -6.0%
2007 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP -7.2%
2008 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP -14.2%
2009 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP -11.5%
2010 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP -8.4%
2011 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP -10.5%
2012 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP +36.6%
2013 0.002 units per US$ of GDP +12.4%
2014 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP -6.2%
2015 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP -1.9%
2016 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP +19.8%
2017 0.002 units per US$ of GDP -9.1%
2018 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP -7.0%
2019 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP -8.2%
2020 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP -3.6%
2021 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP -2.4%
2022 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP +2.2%
2023 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP -4.6%
2024 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP +21.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0039 units per US$ of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 1 Burundi 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 2 Afghanistan 0.0024 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 3 Central African Republic 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 5 Madagascar 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 6 Somalia 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 7 Yemen 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, per unit of gdp in Malawi?
Population, per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest population, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does Malawi rank for population, per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is population, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
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Coverage
186 places, 10,446 data points, 1960–2024
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Population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.