Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Malawi

Foreign direct investment outflows in Malawi in 2024 — 56,416,252 US$. Ranked 103 in the world out of 171.

2024 56.42M US$ −21.99% vs 2023
World rank 103of 171
Period maximum 72.32M US$2023
Period minimum -154M US$2020

Trend over time

1977–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Malawi, 1977–2024-200M-100M0100M19771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 0 US$1978: 0 US$1979: 0 US$1980: 0 US$1981: 0 US$1982: 0 US$1983: 0 US$1984: 0 US$1985: 0 US$1986: 0 US$1987: 0 US$1988: 0 US$1989: 0 US$1996: 1,900,000 US$1997: 900,040 US$1998: 5,599,990 US$1999: 100,000 US$2000: -600,000 US$2001: -596,040 US$2002: 4,395,640 US$2003: 1,310,908 US$2004: 1,831,722 US$2005: 3,019,490 US$2006: 5,910,300 US$2007: 13,644,239 US$2008: 18,550,559 US$2009: -1,330,010 US$2010: 42,300,244 US$2011: 945,144 US$2012: -4,542,311 US$2013: -4,200,133 US$2014: -4,736,016 US$2015: -5,105,980 US$2016: -4,215,635 US$2017: -6,659,906 US$2018: -102,239,827 US$2019: 23,255,085 US$2020: -153,906,615 US$2021: 636,227 US$2022: 58,720,591 US$2023: 72,321,115 US$2024: 56,416,252 US$
Change over the period: +56.42M

Comparison, 2024

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

Malawi 56.42M US$
World 1.72T US$
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.28B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 56.42M −15.9M −21.99%
2023 72.32M +13.6M +23.16%
2022 58.72M +58.08M +9,129.5%
2021 636,227 +155M +100.41%
2020 -154M −177M −761.82%
2019 23.26M +125M +122.75%
2018 -102M −95.58M −1,435.15%
2017 -6.66M −2.44M −57.98%
2016 -4.22M +890,344 +17.44%
2015 -5.11M −369,963 −7.81%
2014 -4.74M −535,883 −12.76%
2013 -4.2M +342,178 +7.53%
2012 -4.54M −5.49M −580.59%
2011 945,144 −41.36M −97.77%
2010 42.3M +43.63M +3,280.45%
2009 -1.33M −19.88M −107.17%
2008 18.55M +4.91M +35.96%
2007 13.64M +7.73M +130.86%
2006 5.91M +2.89M +95.74%
2005 3.02M +1.19M +64.84%
2004 1.83M +520,814 +39.73%
2003 1.31M −3.08M −70.18%
2002 4.4M +4.99M +837.47%
2001 -596,040 +3,960 +0.66%
2000 -600,000 −700,000 −700%
1999 100,000 −5.5M −98.21%
1998 5.6M +4.7M +522.19%
1997 900,040 −999,960 −52.63%
1996 1.9M
1989 0 +0
1988 0 +0
1987 0 +0
1986 0 +0
1985 0 +0
1984 0 +0
1983 0 +0
1982 0 +0
1981 0 +0
1980 0 +0
1979 0 +0
1978 0 +0
1977 0

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

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