Human capital per capita, female in Malawi

Malawi: Human capital per capita, female was 1,590 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1,590 current US$
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
134th
of 151 countries
All-time high
2,156 current US$
in 2010
All-time low
511.49 current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita, female in Malawi, 1995–2020

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1995200720201995: 511.5 current US$1996: 830.8 current US$1997: 930.9 current US$1998: 599.6 current US$1999: 592.4 current US$2000: 556.9 current US$2001: 557.7 current US$2002: 1.1k current US$2003: 960.8 current US$2004: 976.1 current US$2005: 1.1k current US$2006: 1.2k current US$2007: 1.3k current US$2008: 1.7k current US$2009: 2.0k current US$2010: 2.2k current US$2011: 1.8k current US$2012: 1.3k current US$2013: 1.2k current US$2014: 1.3k current US$2015: 1.3k current US$2016: 1.1k current US$2017: 1.3k current US$2018: 1.4k current US$2019: 1.5k current US$2020: 1.6k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 1,590 current US$ for human capital per capita, female in 2020.

The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita, female in Malawi peaked at 2,156 current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 511.49 current US$, in 1995.

That places Malawi 134th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Human capital per capita, female in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Human capital per capita, female (current US$) in Malawi, 1995 to 2020.
Year current US$ Change
1995 511.49 current US$
1996 830.75 current US$ +62.4%
1997 930.93 current US$ +12.1%
1998 599.57 current US$ -35.6%
1999 592.38 current US$ -1.2%
2000 556.91 current US$ -6.0%
2001 557.7 current US$ +0.1%
2002 1,109 current US$ +98.9%
2003 960.81 current US$ -13.4%
2004 976.05 current US$ +1.6%
2005 1,135 current US$ +16.2%
2006 1,214 current US$ +7.0%
2007 1,329 current US$ +9.5%
2008 1,656 current US$ +24.6%
2009 1,954 current US$ +18.0%
2010 2,156 current US$ +10.3%
2011 1,766 current US$ -18.1%
2012 1,347 current US$ -23.7%
2013 1,204 current US$ -10.6%
2014 1,302 current US$ +8.2%
2015 1,345 current US$ +3.3%
2016 1,125 current US$ -16.4%
2017 1,254 current US$ +11.4%
2018 1,358 current US$ +8.4%
2019 1,492 current US$ +9.8%
2020 1,590 current US$ +6.5%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 1,590 current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,222 current US$, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 1,590 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,598 current US$, 61% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human capital per capita, female 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +98.9% 557.7 current US$ 1,109 current US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 693.02 current US$ 511.49 current US$ 930.93 current US$ 5
2000s 1,145 current US$ 556.91 current US$ 1,954 current US$ 10
2010s 1,435 current US$ 1,125 current US$ 2,156 current US$ 10
2020s 1,590 current US$ 1,590 current US$ 1,590 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 131 Haiti 1,851 current US$ compare
  2. 132 Mauritania 1,705 current US$ compare
  3. 133 Sierra Leone 1,686 current US$ compare
  4. 135 Kyrgyzstan 1,421 current US$ compare
  5. 136 India 1,282 current US$ compare
  6. 137 Niger 1,279 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita, female in Malawi?
Human capital per capita, female in Malawi was 1,590 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital per capita, female recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 2,156 current US$ in 2010.
What is the lowest human capital per capita, female recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 511.49 current US$ in 1995.
How does Malawi rank for human capital per capita, female?
Malawi ranks 134th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita, female rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 per capita, female (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human capital per capita, female (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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