Total capital account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar) in Malawi
Malawi: Total capital account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar) was 403,845 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total capital account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Malawi, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total capital account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Malawi is 403,845, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 157.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total capital account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Malawi peaked at 403,845 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 119,895, in 2005.
That places Malawi 114th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total capital account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 119,895 | — |
| 2006 | 119,922 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 119,953 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 119,919 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 119,916 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 119,916 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 149,885 | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 150,679 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 139,328 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 157,104 | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 169,377 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 139,842 | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 220,924 | +58.0% |
| 2018 | 241,938 | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 272,173 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 289,842 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 304,835 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 306,089 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 362,771 | +18.5% |
| 2024 | 403,845 | +11.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 403,845 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 238,641, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total capital account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +58.0% | 139,842 | 220,924 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 119,921 | 119,895 | 119,953 | 5 |
| 2010s | 176,117 | 119,916 | 272,173 | 10 |
| 2020s | 333,476 | 289,842 | 403,845 | 5 |
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 116.66 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.91 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.6 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 87.67 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.71 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 65.94 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7726 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 4.21 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 2.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total capital account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Malawi?
- Total capital account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Malawi was 403,845 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total capital account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 403,845 in 2024.
- What is the lowest total capital account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 119,895 in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for total capital account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
- Malawi ranks 114th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total capital account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total capital account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.