Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Malawi
Malawi: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 1.42 current US$ per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Malawi, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.42 current US$ per person for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Malawi peaked at 6 current US$ per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.42 current US$ per person, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 189th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.17 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 2.99 current US$ per person | +38.2% |
| 1997 | 3.03 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 2.32 current US$ per person | -23.5% |
| 1999 | 3.8 current US$ per person | +64.1% |
| 2000 | 2.56 current US$ per person | -32.6% |
| 2001 | 3.45 current US$ per person | +34.6% |
| 2002 | 3.79 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 5.42 current US$ per person | +43.0% |
| 2004 | 6 current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 3.74 current US$ per person | -37.7% |
| 2006 | 3.41 current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 3.17 current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 3.08 current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.2 current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 3.04 current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.36 current US$ per person | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 2.23 current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 2.04 current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 2.17 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 2.28 current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.71 current US$ per person | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 2.61 current US$ per person | +52.5% |
| 2018 | 2.97 current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 2.15 current US$ per person | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 1.44 current US$ per person | -33.1% |
| 2021 | 1.46 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.43 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.42 current US$ per person | -0.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.42 current US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.31 current US$ per person, 17% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.42 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.75 current US$ per person, 8% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.86 current US$ per person | 2.17 current US$ per person | 3.8 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.78 current US$ per person | 2.56 current US$ per person | 6 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.35 current US$ per person | 1.71 current US$ per person | 3.04 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 current US$ per person | 1.42 current US$ per person | 1.46 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Malawi?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Malawi was 1.42 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6 current US$ per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 current US$ per person in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Malawi ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.