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FDI inflows (% of GDP) — all countries

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Malawi

FDI inflows (% of GDP) in Malawi in 2024 — 2.28%. Ranked 104 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 1.75 pp.

2024 2.28% +0.68 pp vs 2023
World rank 104of 192
Period maximum 6.98%2011
Period minimum -0.89%1991

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of GDP

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Malawi, 1980–2024-20246819801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 0.53%1981: 0.06%1982: 0.35%1983: 0.14%1984: 1.55%1985: 0.03%1986: -0.17%1987: 0.01%1988: 0.87%1989: 0.4%1990: 0.85%1991: -0.89%1992: -0.27%1993: 0.27%1994: 1.45%1995: 0.28%1996: 0.48%1997: 0.38%1998: 0.48%1999: 2.26%2000: 1.02%2001: 0.77%2002: 0.12%2003: 1.41%2004: 2.13%2005: 2.63%2006: 0.61%2007: 1.93%2008: 2.52%2009: 0.55%2010: 0.96%2011: 6.98%2012: -0.1%2013: 5.62%2014: 6.8%2015: 3.12%2016: 1.46%2017: 1.01%2018: 0.78%2019: 0.5%2020: 2.14%2021: 1.05%2022: 1.6%2023: 1.6%2024: 2.28%
Change over the period: +1.75 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 2.28%
World 1.36%
Sub-Saharan Africa 2.25%
Eastern Africa computed 3.31%
Low-income countries computed 3.77%
FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 2.28 +0.68 pp
2023 1.6 +0 pp
2022 1.6 +0.55 pp
2021 1.05 −1.1 pp
2020 2.14 +1.64 pp
2019 0.5 −0.28 pp
2018 0.78 −0.23 pp
2017 1.01 −0.45 pp
2016 1.46 −1.66 pp
2015 3.12 −3.67 pp
2014 6.8 +1.18 pp
2013 5.62 +5.72 pp
2012 -0.1 −7.08 pp
2011 6.98 +6.02 pp
2010 0.96 +0.41 pp
2009 0.55 −1.98 pp
2008 2.52 +0.6 pp
2007 1.93 +1.32 pp
2006 0.61 −2.01 pp
2005 2.63 +0.49 pp
2004 2.13 +0.72 pp
2003 1.41 +1.29 pp
2002 0.12 −0.66 pp
2001 0.77 −0.25 pp
2000 1.02 −1.24 pp
1999 2.26 +1.79 pp
1998 0.48 +0.09 pp
1997 0.38 −0.09 pp
1996 0.48 +0.2 pp
1995 0.28 −1.18 pp
1994 1.45 +1.19 pp
1993 0.27 +0.54 pp
1992 -0.27 +0.62 pp
1991 -0.89 −1.75 pp
1990 0.85 +0.45 pp
1989 0.4 −0.47 pp
1988 0.87 +0.86 pp
1987 0.01 +0.18 pp
1986 -0.17 −0.2 pp
1985 0.03 −1.52 pp
1984 1.55 +1.41 pp
1983 0.14 −0.21 pp
1982 0.35 +0.29 pp
1981 0.06 −0.46 pp
1980 0.53 —

Eastern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MZ Mozambique 15.42 SC Seychelles 10.15 ZM Zambia 9.32 SO Somalia 6.39 UG Uganda 6.04 MU Mauritius 4.56 RW Rwanda 3.79 MG Madagascar 3.45 ET Ethiopia 2.69 MW Malawi 2.28 TZ Tanzania 2.17 DJ Djibouti 1.63 ZW Zimbabwe 1.12 BI Burundi 1.1 KM Comoros 0.44 KE Kenya 0.38
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About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment as a percent of GDP. Scaling by the size of the economy makes it possible to compare the investment appeal of countries of very different size. Abnormally high values — tens of percent of GDP — almost always point to offshore or holding-company arrangements rather than to real projects.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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