Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp in Malawi is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.7% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Malawi 111th out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +26.7% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +80.7% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -37.3% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +54.2% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -50.6% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +33.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
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, 73% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban vs rural majority, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +80.7% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 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 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
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 urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp in Malawi?
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 111th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. 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 Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban vs rural majority divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban vs rural majority ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing 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
Urban vs rural majority divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.