Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … unit GDP sectors in Malawi
Malawi: Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … unit GDP sectors was 0.0249 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Malawi, 2002–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0249 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.0% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Malawi peaked at 0.0341 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0162 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
Malawi ranks 129th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … unit GDP sectors in Malawi, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0295 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2003 | 0.0319 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.032 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0319 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0294 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0255 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0162 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -36.6% |
| 2009 | 0.017 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0247 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +45.5% |
| 2011 | 0.02 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0273 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +36.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0269 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.033 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0212 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -35.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0237 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0242 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0318 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +31.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0252 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0259 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0341 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +31.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0186 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -45.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0204 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0249 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0249 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0339 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 73% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0249 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.067 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 37% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0267 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0162 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.032 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0258 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.02 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.033 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0248 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0341 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 126 Singapore 0.0275 US dollar per US$ of GDP
- 127 Moldova 0.0272 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 128 Saint Lucia 0.0269 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 130 Tuvalu 0.0248 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 131 Philippines 0.0233 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 132 Egypt 0.0206 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Malawi
- Net financial flows, IBRD -30,000 NFL, current US$ (2006)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 2,317 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 651.96 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 3.32 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 3.32 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Malawi?
- Other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Malawi was 0.0249 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0341 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0162 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Malawi rank for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions)?
- Malawi ranks 129th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.