Foreign aid received per capita in Malawi

Malawi: Foreign aid received per capita was 73.82 constant 2024 US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
73.82 constant 2024 US$
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
76th
of 178 countries
All-time high
100.54 constant 2024 US$
in 2017
All-time low
14.09 constant 2024 US$
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Foreign aid received per capita in Malawi, 1960–2024

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Source: OECD (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2024 US$.

Analysis

In 2024, foreign aid received per capita in Malawi stood at 73.82 constant 2024 US$.

That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign aid received per capita in Malawi peaked at 100.54 constant 2024 US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.09 constant 2024 US$, in 1960.

That places Malawi 76th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 57.11 constant 2024 US$ 14.09 constant 2024 US$ 92.07 constant 2024 US$ 10
1970s 53.28 constant 2024 US$ 36.29 constant 2024 US$ 68.93 constant 2024 US$ 10
1980s 61.06 constant 2024 US$ 43.74 constant 2024 US$ 85.82 constant 2024 US$ 10
1990s 69.7 constant 2024 US$ 48.21 constant 2024 US$ 90.37 constant 2024 US$ 10
2000s 60.28 constant 2024 US$ 51.86 constant 2024 US$ 71.02 constant 2024 US$ 10
2010s 75.07 constant 2024 US$ 56.55 constant 2024 US$ 100.54 constant 2024 US$ 10
2020s 75.2 constant 2024 US$ 62.72 constant 2024 US$ 84.27 constant 2024 US$ 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 73 Yemen 75.58 constant 2024 US$ compare
  2. 74 Cote d'Ivoire 75.02 constant 2024 US$ compare
  3. 75 Honduras 74.57 constant 2024 US$ compare
  4. 77 Guinea-Bissau 73.76 constant 2024 US$ compare
  5. 78 Mauritania 73.66 constant 2024 US$ compare
  6. 79 Uzbekistan 71.32 constant 2024 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign aid received per capita in Malawi?
Foreign aid received per capita in Malawi was 73.82 constant 2024 US$ in 2024, according to OECD (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign aid received per capita recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 100.54 constant 2024 US$ in 2017.
What is the lowest foreign aid received per capita recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 14.09 constant 2024 US$ in 1960.
How does Malawi rank for foreign aid received per capita?
Malawi ranks 76th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign aid received per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from OECD (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid received per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign aid received per capita
Unit
constant 2024 US$
Source
OECD (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 9,465 data points, 1960–2024
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Official development assistance (ODA) divided by population. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.