Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Malawi
Malawi: Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malawi, 2009–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malawi stood at 8.0%.
That represents a change of up 29.8% on the previous year and up 164.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malawi peaked at 8.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2014.
Malawi ranks 12th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.8% | — |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +22.3% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +25.7% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +130.2% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -24.4% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +29.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 8.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.3%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 8.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.7%, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 3.5% | 8.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 9 Bhutan 8.6% compare
- 10 Afghanistan 8.5% compare
- 11 Niger 8.5%
- 13 Azerbaijan 7.9% compare
- 14 Lesotho 7.7% compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 7.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malawi?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Malawi was 8.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Malawi ranks 12th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.