Malawi vs Upper middle income: Net official development assistance and official aid received

Malawi
18,366 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
436.21 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Malawi rank
38th
Upper middle income rank
35th

Net official development assistance and official aid received over time

  • Malawi
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 18,366 current US$ per square kilometre against 436.21 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 17,930 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 42.1 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 178 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 281.61 current US$ per square kilometre 21.86 current US$ per square kilometre 259.75 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 656.07 current US$ per square kilometre 38.95 current US$ per square kilometre 617.12 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 2,196 current US$ per square kilometre 121.35 current US$ per square kilometre 2,075 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 5,038 current US$ per square kilometre 257.08 current US$ per square kilometre 4,781 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 6,393 current US$ per square kilometre 398.46 current US$ per square kilometre 5,995 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 11,854 current US$ per square kilometre 376.14 current US$ per square kilometre 11,478 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 14,007 current US$ per square kilometre 447.7 current US$ per square kilometre 13,560 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net official development assistance and official aid received, Malawi or Upper middle income?
Malawi, at 18,366 current US$ per square kilometre against 436.21 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in net official development assistance and official aid received between Malawi and Upper middle income?
17,930 current US$ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Upper middle income?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
How do Malawi and Upper middle income rank globally for net official development assistance and official aid received?
Malawi ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 35th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
225 places, 11,257 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.