Human capital in Malawi

Malawi: Human capital was 83.52 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
83.52 billion current US$
Change on year
up 9.7%
World rank
107th
of 150 countries
All-time high
83.52 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
12.46 billion current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital in Malawi, 1995–2020

20.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B1995200720201995: 12.5B current US$1996: 20.7B current US$1997: 23.7B current US$1998: 15.7B current US$1999: 15.8B current US$2000: 15.2B current US$2001: 15.6B current US$2002: 31.9B current US$2003: 28.3B current US$2004: 29.5B current US$2005: 33.2B current US$2006: 36.4B current US$2007: 40.8B current US$2008: 52.0B current US$2009: 63.0B current US$2010: 71.5B current US$2011: 76.2B current US$2012: 59.9B current US$2013: 55.2B current US$2014: 57.4B current US$2015: 61.0B current US$2016: 52.5B current US$2017: 60.3B current US$2018: 67.3B current US$2019: 76.1B current US$2020: 83.5B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 83.52 billion current US$ for human capital in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital in Malawi peaked at 83.52 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.46 billion current US$, in 1995.

Malawi ranks 107th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.68 billion current US$ 12.46 billion current US$ 23.75 billion current US$ 5
2000s 34.61 billion current US$ 15.25 billion current US$ 63.03 billion current US$ 10
2010s 63.74 billion current US$ 52.52 billion current US$ 76.18 billion current US$ 10
2020s 83.52 billion current US$ 83.52 billion current US$ 83.52 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 104 Madagascar 92.13 billion current US$ compare
  2. 105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 88.57 billion current US$ compare
  3. 106 Trinidad and Tobago 86.01 billion current US$ compare
  4. 108 Jamaica 78.25 billion current US$ compare
  5. 109 Rwanda 77.66 billion current US$ compare
  6. 110 Nicaragua 71.71 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital in Malawi?
Human capital in Malawi was 83.52 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 83.52 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest human capital recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 12.46 billion current US$ in 1995.
How does Malawi rank for human capital?
Malawi ranks 107th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 Human capital (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Human capital (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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