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
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Malawi, 2002–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More external debt data for Malawi
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -200,000 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.0092 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -6.36 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 197.50 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 9.12 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0175 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -30,000 NFL, current US$ (2006)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 7.7% (2024)
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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.