Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Malawi
Malawi: Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures was 0.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Malawi, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.3 for agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Malawi peaked at 1 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.18, in 2001.
Malawi ranks 96th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.18 | — |
| 2002 | 0.23 | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 0.28 | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 0.38 | +35.7% |
| 2005 | 0.45 | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 0.32 | -28.9% |
| 2007 | 0.89 | +178.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | -43.8% |
| 2009 | 0.57 | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.53 | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.43 | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 0.66 | +53.5% |
| 2014 | 0.64 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +56.2% |
| 2016 | 0.63 | -37.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.45 | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 0.44 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.38 | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.39 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.37 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.34 | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3 | -11.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.09, 3.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.15, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +178.1% | 0.32 | 0.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4222 | 0.18 | 0.89 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.608 | 0.43 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.356 | 0.3 | 0.39 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Malawi?
- Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Malawi was 0.3 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture orientation index for government expenditures recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
- What is the lowest agriculture orientation index for government expenditures recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 in 2001.
- How does Malawi rank for agriculture orientation index for government expenditures?
- Malawi ranks 96th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture orientation index for government expenditures rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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