Foreign direct investment in Malawi
Malawi: Foreign direct investment was 1.5% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment in Malawi, 2005–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.5% for foreign direct investment in 2011.
That represents a change of up 45.4% on the previous year and down 70.3% over ten years.
That places Malawi 31st out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Foreign direct investment in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.0% | — |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -80.8% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +219.1% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +36.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -75.7% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +45.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.0% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment in Malawi?
- Foreign direct investment in Malawi was 1.5% in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
- How does Malawi rank for foreign direct investment?
- Malawi ranks 31st out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign direct investment rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Foreign direct investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.