Net official development assistance and official aid received in Malawi
Malawi: Net official development assistance and official aid received was 0.1296 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Malawi, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, net official development assistance and official aid received in Malawi stood at 0.1296 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 17.4% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Malawi peaked at 0.2739 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1983.
That places Malawi 19th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0784 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0759 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1602 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.9% |
| 1988 | 0.187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1828 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1714 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.8% |
| 1993 | 0.165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2739 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.0% |
| 1995 | 0.214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1484 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0888 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1706 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +92.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1646 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0873 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0685 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +94.7% |
| 2013 | 0.141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.9% |
| 2017 | 0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0958 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1809 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0888 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2739 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0685 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0958 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 16 Gambia 0.1443 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Mozambique 0.1399 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 South Sudan 0.1396 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Liberia 0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Vanuatu 0.1263 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1258 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 0.1296 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 0.2739 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
- How does Malawi rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Malawi ranks 19th out of 174 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 down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.