Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita was 6.85 current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Malawi, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Malawi is 6.85 current US$ per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Malawi peaked at 9.39 current US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.49 current US$ per person, in 2001.
Malawi ranks 178th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.22 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 6.18 current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 1997 | 7.67 current US$ per person | +24.0% |
| 1998 | 4.54 current US$ per person | -40.8% |
| 1999 | 4.71 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 4.68 current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 4.49 current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 7.24 current US$ per person | +61.4% |
| 2003 | 5.75 current US$ per person | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 5.6 current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 6.54 current US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 6.44 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.82 current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 6.15 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 6.32 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 6.07 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 6.03 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 6.11 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 5.57 current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 6.38 current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 7.08 current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 5.7 current US$ per person | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 8.81 current US$ per person | +54.8% |
| 2018 | 9.39 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 8.83 current US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 6.62 current US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 7.02 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 6.87 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 6.85 current US$ per person | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +61.4% | 4.49 current US$ per person | 7.24 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.66 current US$ per person | 4.54 current US$ per person | 7.67 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.9 current US$ per person | 4.49 current US$ per person | 7.24 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 current US$ per person | 5.57 current US$ per person | 9.39 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.84 current US$ per person | 6.62 current US$ per person | 7.02 current US$ per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Malawi?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita in Malawi was 6.85 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 9.39 current US$ per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.49 current US$ per person in 2001.
- How does Malawi rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 178th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.