Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP was 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1994–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.8% on the previous year and up 1,084.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 94th of 192 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.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.5% |
| 2003 | 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1696.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +78.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +107.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1696.4% | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 91 Colombia 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 92 Bhutan 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Syria 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 95 Sierra Leone 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Ghana 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Belgium 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Malawi?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 94th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,084.2%. 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 Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.