Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP in Malawi

Malawi: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 26.6%
World rank
51st
of 173 countries
All-time high
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2003
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1998–2019

00001998200820191998: 0 units per US$ of GDP1999: 0 units per US$ of GDP2000: 0 units per US$ of GDP2001: 0 units per US$ of GDP2002: 0 units per US$ of GDP2003: 0 units per US$ of GDP2004: 0 units per US$ of GDP2005: 0 units per US$ of GDP2006: 0 units per US$ of GDP2007: 0 units per US$ of GDP2008: 0 units per US$ of GDP2009: 0 units per US$ of GDP2010: 0 units per US$ of GDP2011: 0 units per US$ of GDP2012: 0 units per US$ of GDP2013: 0 units per US$ of GDP2014: 0 units per US$ of GDP2015: 0 units per US$ of GDP2016: 0 units per US$ of GDP2017: 0 units per US$ of GDP2018: 0 units per US$ of GDP2019: 0 units per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp in 2019.

That represents a change of down 26.6% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2003.

Malawi ranks 51st of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1998 to 2019.
Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1998 0 units per US$ of GDP
1999 0 units per US$ of GDP -31.1%
2000 0 units per US$ of GDP +39.2%
2001 0 units per US$ of GDP -23.8%
2002 0 units per US$ of GDP +135.1%
2003 0 units per US$ of GDP -100.0%
2004 0 units per US$ of GDP +60626.9%
2005 0 units per US$ of GDP +26.7%
2006 0 units per US$ of GDP +244.1%
2007 0 units per US$ of GDP -6.6%
2008 0 units per US$ of GDP +107.6%
2009 0 units per US$ of GDP -44.2%
2010 0 units per US$ of GDP +9.4%
2011 0 units per US$ of GDP -20.8%
2012 0 units per US$ of GDP +23.7%
2013 0 units per US$ of GDP +39.8%
2014 0 units per US$ of GDP -24.8%
2015 0 units per US$ of GDP +36.0%
2016 0 units per US$ of GDP -24.0%
2017 0 units per US$ of GDP +6.5%
2018 0 units per US$ of GDP -27.8%
2019 0 units per US$ of GDP -26.6%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 86% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP 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
2004 +60626.9% 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2
2000s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 48 Liberia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 49 Honduras 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 50 Cote d'Ivoire 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 52 Eswatini 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 53 Mauritius 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 54 Namibia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp in Malawi?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2003.
How does Malawi rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 51st out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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 Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
173 places, 6,978 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.