Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Malawi

Malawi: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 23.68 US dollar per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.68 US dollar per person
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
166th
of 169 countries
All-time high
34.29 US dollar per person
in 2021
All-time low
14.14 US dollar per person
in 2008
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Malawi, 2002–2024

01020302002201320242002: 17.4 US dollar per person2003: 17.4 US dollar per person2004: 19.7 US dollar per person2005: 17.2 US dollar per person2006: 18.6 US dollar per person2007: 18.9 US dollar per person2008: 14.1 US dollar per person2009: 17.6 US dollar per person2010: 24.5 US dollar per person2011: 22.2 US dollar per person2012: 27.7 US dollar per person2013: 28 US dollar per person2014: 31.6 US dollar per person2015: 20.3 US dollar per person2016: 22.2 US dollar per person2017: 26.3 US dollar per person2018: 25.3 US dollar per person2019: 21.5 US dollar per person2020: 28.3 US dollar per person2021: 34.3 US dollar per person2022: 28.8 US dollar per person2023: 25.9 US dollar per person2024: 23.7 US dollar per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 23.68 US dollar per person for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Malawi peaked at 34.29 US dollar per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.14 US dollar per person, in 2008.

Malawi ranks 166th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Malawi, 2002 to 2024.
Year US dollar per person Change
2002 17.38 US dollar per person
2003 17.42 US dollar per person +0.2%
2004 19.69 US dollar per person +13.0%
2005 17.23 US dollar per person -12.5%
2006 18.6 US dollar per person +8.0%
2007 18.86 US dollar per person +1.4%
2008 14.14 US dollar per person -25.0%
2009 17.62 US dollar per person +24.6%
2010 24.52 US dollar per person +39.2%
2011 22.25 US dollar per person -9.3%
2012 27.74 US dollar per person +24.7%
2013 27.99 US dollar per person +0.9%
2014 31.56 US dollar per person +12.8%
2015 20.26 US dollar per person -35.8%
2016 22.24 US dollar per person +9.8%
2017 26.32 US dollar per person +18.4%
2018 25.35 US dollar per person -3.7%
2019 21.53 US dollar per person -15.1%
2020 28.29 US dollar per person +31.4%
2021 34.29 US dollar per person +21.2%
2022 28.8 US dollar per person -16.0%
2023 25.86 US dollar per person -10.2%
2024 23.68 US dollar per person -8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.62 US dollar per person 14.14 US dollar per person 19.69 US dollar per person 8
2010s 24.98 US dollar per person 20.26 US dollar per person 31.56 US dollar per person 10
2020s 28.18 US dollar per person 23.68 US dollar per person 34.29 US dollar per person 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 163 Mali 38.04 US dollar per person compare
  2. 164 Afghanistan 31.82 US dollar per person compare
  3. 165 Pakistan 29.21 US dollar per person compare
  4. 167 Ghana 21.33 US dollar per person compare
  5. 168 Niger 13.8 US dollar per person compare
  6. 169 Mauritania 11.22 US dollar per person

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Malawi?
Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Malawi was 23.68 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 34.29 US dollar per person in 2021.
What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 14.14 US dollar per person in 2008.
How does Malawi rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
Malawi ranks 166th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita
Unit
US dollar per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,335 data points, 1960–2025
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.