Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid in Malawi
Malawi: Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid was 18,366 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
18,366 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 26.3%
World rank
38th
of 178 countries
All-time high
18,366 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
87.29 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, net official development assistance and official aid received in Malawi stood at 18,366 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.3% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Malawi peaked at 18,366 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 87.29 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 38th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 87.29 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 123.14 current US$ per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 1963 | 174.59 current US$ per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 1964 | 345.35 current US$ per square kilometre | +97.8% |
| 1965 | 359.67 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 336.34 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 318.62 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 497.77 current US$ per square kilometre | +56.2% |
| 1969 | 291.68 current US$ per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 1970 | 390.01 current US$ per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 1971 | 334.32 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 383.64 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1973 | 314.06 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1974 | 439.01 current US$ per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 1975 | 666.95 current US$ per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 1976 | 654.01 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 836.98 current US$ per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1978 | 1,042 current US$ per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1979 | 1,500 current US$ per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 1980 | 1,497 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1,449 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 1,275 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1983 | 1,225 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 1,923 current US$ per square kilometre | +57.0% |
| 1985 | 1,193 current US$ per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 1986 | 2,063 current US$ per square kilometre | +72.9% |
| 1987 | 2,926 current US$ per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 1988 | 3,984 current US$ per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1989 | 4,426 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 5,307 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1991 | 5,829 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 6,131 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 5,275 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 4,997 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 4,615 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 5,224 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 3,650 current US$ per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1998 | 4,611 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 4,739 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 4,753 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4,360 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 4,028 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 5,511 current US$ per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 2004 | 5,382 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 6,085 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 7,667 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2007 | 8,132 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 9,808 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 8,206 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 9,375 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 8,467 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 12,420 current US$ per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 2013 | 12,013 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 9,877 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 11,135 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 13,169 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 16,124 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 13,569 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 12,395 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 15,439 current US$ per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 12,575 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 14,546 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 18,366 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 18,366 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 4,692 current US$ per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 18,366 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,836 current US$ per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 281.61 current US$ per square kilometre | 87.29 current US$ per square kilometre | 497.77 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 656.07 current US$ per square kilometre | 314.06 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,500 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,196 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,193 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,426 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,038 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,650 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,131 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,393 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,028 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,808 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,854 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,467 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,124 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,231 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,575 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,366 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 35 Singapore 24,866 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 36 Burundi 24,208 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 37 El Salvador 24,074 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 39 East Timor 17,480 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 40 New Caledonia 17,205 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 41 British Virgin Islands 17,067 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More aid effectiveness data for Malawi
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 239,066 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 3.64 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 9.93 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 152.37 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 1.48 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 61.90 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 2.22 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 40.03 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 1.48 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 43.98 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in Malawi?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Malawi was 18,366 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 18,366 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.29 current US$ per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Malawi ranks 38th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) 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.
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net official development assistance and official aid received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) 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.