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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Malawi

Malawi: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
153rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1995
All-time low
0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Years of data
29
1995–2023

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Malawi, 1995–2023

0.010.0150.020.0251995200920231995: 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2023.

The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Malawi peaked at 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

That places Malawi 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Malawi, year by year

Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1995 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1996 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.0%
1997 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.4%
1998 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.0%
1999 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.6%
2000 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.8%
2001 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.3%
2002 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP -18.8%
2003 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.3%
2004 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.7%
2005 0.0158 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.1%
2006 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.5%
2007 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.2%
2008 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.3%
2009 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.1%
2010 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.0%
2011 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.1%
2012 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP +38.5%
2013 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.4%
2014 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.5%
2015 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.0%
2016 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.7%
2017 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP +40.6%
2018 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.9%
2019 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.7%
2020 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP -27.7%
2021 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.4%
2022 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0%
2023 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP 5
2000s 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 150 Egypt 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 151 India 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 152 Brazil 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 154 Congo 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 155 Vietnam 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 156 Uganda 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Malawi?
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Malawi was 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does Malawi rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
Malawi ranks 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
194 places, 4,539 data points, 1995–2024
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.