Foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Malawi
Malawi: Foreign aid received as a share of national income net was 15.05 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.05
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
18th
of 166 countries
All-time high
27.39
in 1994
All-time low
2.6
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Malawi, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Malawi is 15.05, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Malawi peaked at 27.39 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.6, in 1960.
Malawi ranks 18th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.6 | — |
| 1961 | 4.81 | +85.1% |
| 1962 | 6.41 | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 8.76 | +36.5% |
| 1964 | 17.5 | +99.9% |
| 1965 | 15.21 | -13.1% |
| 1966 | 12.58 | -17.2% |
| 1967 | 11.6 | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 19.89 | +71.5% |
| 1969 | 10.66 | -46.4% |
| 1970 | 6.5 | -39.1% |
| 1971 | 4.36 | -32.9% |
| 1972 | 4.38 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 3.68 | -16.0% |
| 1974 | 4.07 | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 5.57 | +36.9% |
| 1976 | 5.24 | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 5.59 | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 5.76 | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 8.02 | +39.3% |
| 1980 | 7.84 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 7.59 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 7 | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 6.49 | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 10.31 | +59.0% |
| 1985 | 6.83 | -33.8% |
| 1986 | 11.29 | +65.2% |
| 1987 | 16.02 | +41.9% |
| 1988 | 18.7 | +16.8% |
| 1989 | 18.03 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 18.28 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 17.14 | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 22.07 | +28.8% |
| 1993 | 16.51 | -25.2% |
| 1994 | 27.39 | +66.0% |
| 1995 | 21.39 | -21.9% |
| 1996 | 14.84 | -30.7% |
| 1997 | 8.88 | -40.2% |
| 1998 | 17.31 | +95.0% |
| 1999 | 17.46 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 17.78 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 16.66 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 7.53 | -54.8% |
| 2003 | 11.23 | +49.1% |
| 2004 | 10.12 | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 10.86 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 12.51 | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 11.92 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 11.98 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.64 | -27.9% |
| 2010 | 8.82 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.92 | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 13.55 | +95.8% |
| 2013 | 14.39 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 10.78 | -25.1% |
| 2015 | 11.66 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 15.74 | +35.0% |
| 2017 | 17.4 | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 13.38 | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 10.84 | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 12.72 | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 9.88 | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 11.38 | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 14.04 | +23.4% |
| 2024 | 15.05 | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11 | 2.6 | 19.89 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.32 | 3.68 | 8.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.01 | 6.49 | 18.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.13 | 8.88 | 27.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.92 | 7.53 | 17.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.35 | 6.92 | 17.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.61 | 9.88 | 15.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 15 Kiribati 17.31 compare
- 16 Solomon Islands 16.05 compare
- 17 Sao Tome and Principe 15.65 compare
- 19 Gambia 14.41 compare
- 20 Mozambique 13.89 compare
- 21 Comoros 12.7 compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Malawi?
- Foreign aid received as a share of national income net in Malawi was 15.05 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid received as a share of national income net recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 27.39 in 1994.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as a share of national income net recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for foreign aid received as a share of national income net?
- Malawi ranks 18th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as a share of national income net rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid received as a share of national income net. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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