Foreign assets per capita in Malawi

Malawi: Foreign assets per capita was 69.72 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
69.72 current US$
Change on year
down 19.6%
World rank
147th
of 150 countries
All-time high
87.54 current US$
in 2018
All-time low
23.04 current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets per capita in Malawi, 1995–2020

204060801995200720201995: 23 current US$1996: 33.8 current US$1997: 25.8 current US$1998: 38.1 current US$1999: 38.6 current US$2000: 34.7 current US$2001: 34.9 current US$2002: 31.5 current US$2003: 28 current US$2004: 30.5 current US$2005: 30.4 current US$2006: 30 current US$2007: 37.2 current US$2008: 35.3 current US$2009: 31.5 current US$2010: 46.2 current US$2011: 35.9 current US$2012: 43.1 current US$2013: 54.9 current US$2014: 69.2 current US$2015: 64.9 current US$2016: 65.4 current US$2017: 85 current US$2018: 87.5 current US$2019: 86.7 current US$2020: 69.7 current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 69.72 current US$ for foreign assets per capita in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets per capita in Malawi peaked at 87.54 current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.04 current US$, in 1995.

Malawi ranks 147th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.88 current US$ 23.04 current US$ 38.64 current US$ 5
2000s 32.41 current US$ 27.96 current US$ 37.2 current US$ 10
2010s 63.89 current US$ 35.92 current US$ 87.54 current US$ 10
2020s 69.72 current US$ 69.72 current US$ 69.72 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 144 Niger 119.71 current US$ compare
  2. 145 Pakistan 118.95 current US$ compare
  3. 146 Central African Republic 108.93 current US$ compare
  4. 148 Burundi 69.07 current US$ compare
  5. 149 Ethiopia 50.05 current US$ compare
  6. 150 Chad 38.63 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets per capita in Malawi?
Foreign assets per capita in Malawi was 69.72 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign assets per capita recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 87.54 current US$ in 2018.
What is the lowest foreign assets per capita recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 23.04 current US$ in 1995.
How does Malawi rank for foreign assets per capita?
Malawi ranks 147th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign assets per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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