Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.1264 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Malawi is 0.1264 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.6332 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0706 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Malawi 19th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1208 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.1591 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1416 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.117 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1303 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1344 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1489 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2338 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2609 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2435 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2071 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1988 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2584 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1614 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2662 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2399 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1214 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0831 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1693 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +103.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1962 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2107 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2214 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1068 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.8% |
| 2003 | 0.142 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1297 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1295 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6332 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +388.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1481 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -76.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1074 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0917 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0936 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0706 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1326 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +87.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1368 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 0.122 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1741 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1307 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1121 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1101 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.09 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0984 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1108 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1264 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1264 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.075 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1264 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0362 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +388.8% | 0.1295 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6332 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.169 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.117 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2609 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1902 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0831 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2662 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.192 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0917 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6332 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1242 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0706 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1741 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1071 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.09 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1264 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 16 New Caledonia 0.1308 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Gambia 0.1302 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Vanuatu 0.1279 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1262 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 East Timor 0.1254 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Afghanistan 0.1246 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- 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 grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Malawi?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.1264 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6332 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0706 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 19th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.