Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics in Malawi

Malawi: Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics was 0.8657 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.8657
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
80th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.8657
in 2021
All-time low
0.339
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics in Malawi, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.3392005: 0.4942006: 0.4912007: 0.5122008: 0.5082009: 0.5082010: 0.4732011: 0.4842012: 0.4842013: 0.5122014: 0.5122015: 0.5182016: 0.5552017: 0.5862018: 0.562019: 0.5612020: 0.6452021: 0.8662022: 0.8642023: 0.866

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).

Analysis

In 2023, dimension 3.2: economic statistics in Malawi stood at 0.8657. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 69.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dimension 3.2: economic statistics in Malawi peaked at 0.8657 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.339, in 2004.

That places Malawi 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics in Malawi, 2004 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2004 0.339 —
2005 0.4942 +45.8%
2006 0.4912 -0.6%
2007 0.512 +4.2%
2008 0.5083 -0.7%
2009 0.5083 +0.0%
2010 0.4728 -7.0%
2011 0.4842 +2.4%
2012 0.4842 +0.0%
2013 0.512 +5.7%
2014 0.512 +0.0%
2015 0.5185 +1.3%
2016 0.5548 +7.0%
2017 0.5862 +5.6%
2018 0.5605 -4.4%
2019 0.5615 +0.2%
2020 0.6453 +14.9%
2021 0.8657 +34.1%
2022 0.8638 -0.2%
2023 0.8657 +0.2%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0.8657 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7607, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0.8657 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8013, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics 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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +45.8% 0.339 0.4942
2021 +34.1% 0.6453 0.8657

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4755 0.339 0.512 6
2010s 0.5247 0.4728 0.5862 10
2020s 0.8101 0.6453 0.8657 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 77 Lebanon 0.8695 compare
  2. 78 Mongolia 0.868 compare
  3. 78 Ukraine 0.868 compare
  4. 80 Cambodia 0.8657 compare
  5. 82 Brazil 0.8648 compare
  6. 83 Ethiopia 0.8638 compare
  7. 83 Guatemala 0.8638 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dimension 3.2: economic statistics in Malawi?
Dimension 3.2: economic statistics in Malawi was 0.8657 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest dimension 3.2: economic statistics recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.8657 in 2021.
What is the lowest dimension 3.2: economic statistics recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.339 in 2004.
How does Malawi rank for dimension 3.2: economic statistics?
Malawi ranks 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is dimension 3.2: economic statistics rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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