Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.0063 trips per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Malawi, 1995–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Malawi is 0.0063 trips per person, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 214.8% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0316 trips per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.002 trips per person, in 2020.
That places Malawi 152nd out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0107 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0106 trips per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0111 trips per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0106 trips per person | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0119 trips per person | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0091 trips per person | -23.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0105 trips per person | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0149 trips per person | +41.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0176 trips per person | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0175 trips per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0164 trips per person | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0247 trips per person | +51.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0316 trips per person | +27.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0265 trips per person | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0259 trips per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.021 trips per person | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0201 trips per person | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0181 trips per person | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0198 trips per person | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0144 trips per person | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0126 trips per person | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0135 trips per person | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0146 trips per person | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0148 trips per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0292 trips per person | +97.0% |
| 2020 | 0.002 trips per person | -93.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 trips per person | +214.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0063 trips per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0077 trips per person, 81% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0063 trips per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0152 trips per person, 41% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +214.8% | 0.002 trips per person | 0.0063 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.011 trips per person | 0.0106 trips per person | 0.0119 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0195 trips per person | 0.0091 trips per person | 0.0316 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0178 trips per person | 0.0126 trips per person | 0.0292 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 trips per person | 0.002 trips per person | 0.0063 trips per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Malawi?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Malawi was 0.0063 trips per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0316 trips per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 trips per person in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 152nd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. 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 Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.