How have things changed?, annual growth rate in Malawi
Malawi: How have things changed?, annual growth rate was -10.44 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, annual growth rate in Malawi, 1966–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, annual growth rate in Malawi is -10.44 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 185.8% on the previous year and down 643.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, annual growth rate in Malawi peaked at 51.59 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -27.09 % change on previous year, in 1998.
That places Malawi 177th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, annual growth rate in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | -4.13 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | -9.85 % change on previous year | +138.4% |
| 1968 | 12.29 % change on previous year | -224.8% |
| 1969 | 16.11 % change on previous year | +31.1% |
| 1970 | 23.04 % change on previous year | +43.0% |
| 1971 | 27.66 % change on previous year | +20.1% |
| 1972 | 16.67 % change on previous year | -39.7% |
| 1973 | -1 % change on previous year | -106.0% |
| 1974 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -241.0% |
| 1975 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 1976 | 5.5 % change on previous year | +441.1% |
| 1977 | -8.95 % change on previous year | -262.5% |
| 1978 | -0.5865 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
| 1979 | -11.5 % change on previous year | +1861.0% |
| 1980 | 9.6 % change on previous year | -183.5% |
| 1981 | -21.84 % change on previous year | -327.4% |
| 1982 | 13.67 % change on previous year | -162.6% |
| 1983 | 14.68 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1984 | -2.89 % change on previous year | -119.7% |
| 1985 | -4.6 % change on previous year | +59.2% |
| 1986 | 18.18 % change on previous year | -494.9% |
| 1987 | 21.32 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 1988 | -9.86 % change on previous year | -146.3% |
| 1989 | -8.91 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -133.0% |
| 1991 | -13.17 % change on previous year | -547.3% |
| 1992 | 6.79 % change on previous year | -151.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7054 % change on previous year | -89.6% |
| 1994 | -13.82 % change on previous year | -2058.9% |
| 1995 | -9.41 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 1996 | 17.51 % change on previous year | -286.1% |
| 1997 | -11.6 % change on previous year | -166.2% |
| 1998 | -27.09 % change on previous year | +133.5% |
| 1999 | 11.17 % change on previous year | -141.2% |
| 2000 | 9.85 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 2001 | -16.34 % change on previous year | -265.8% |
| 2002 | -0.9707 % change on previous year | -94.1% |
| 2003 | 29.69 % change on previous year | -3158.6% |
| 2004 | 4.96 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 2005 | 6.69 % change on previous year | +34.8% |
| 2006 | 22.84 % change on previous year | +241.3% |
| 2007 | -7.6 % change on previous year | -133.3% |
| 2008 | 8.37 % change on previous year | -210.2% |
| 2009 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -116.5% |
| 2010 | 40.69 % change on previous year | -3040.5% |
| 2011 | -14.72 % change on previous year | -136.2% |
| 2012 | 51.59 % change on previous year | -450.6% |
| 2013 | -9.92 % change on previous year | -119.2% |
| 2014 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -119.4% |
| 2015 | 23.62 % change on previous year | +1130.5% |
| 2016 | 12.91 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 2017 | 25.8 % change on previous year | +99.9% |
| 2018 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -72.3% |
| 2019 | -26.3 % change on previous year | -468.4% |
| 2020 | 5.28 % change on previous year | -120.1% |
| 2021 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 2022 | 4.34 % change on previous year | +43.8% |
| 2023 | 12.16 % change on previous year | +180.4% |
| 2024 | -10.44 % change on previous year | -185.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's -10.44 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7582 % change on previous year. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's -10.44 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8505 % change on previous year. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +3158.6% | -0.9707 % change on previous year | 29.69 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +3040.5% | -1.38 % change on previous year | 40.69 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | -2058.9% | 0.7054 % change on previous year | -13.82 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | -1861.0% | -0.5865 % change on previous year | -11.5 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.61 % change on previous year | -9.85 % change on previous year | 16.11 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1970s | 5.33 % change on previous year | -11.5 % change on previous year | 27.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.93 % change on previous year | -21.84 % change on previous year | 21.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.6 % change on previous year | -27.09 % change on previous year | 17.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.61 % change on previous year | -16.34 % change on previous year | 29.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.27 % change on previous year | -26.3 % change on previous year | 51.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 % change on previous year | -10.44 % change on previous year | 12.16 % change on previous year | 5 |
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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 how have things changed?, annual growth rate in Malawi?
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate in Malawi was -10.44 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 51.59 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.09 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for how have things changed?, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 177th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 643.6%. 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 How have things changed?, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in How have things changed?. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in How have things changed?. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.