How does Malawi rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp?

Malawi ranks 49th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Malawi

Name: Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Malawi
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Malawi: Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 21.2%

World rank

49th

of 210 countries

All-time high

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP

in 2018

All-time low

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP

in 1993

Years of data

1992–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1992–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp in Malawi stood at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, in 1993.

Malawi ranks 49th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1992 to 2024.
Year	units per US$ of GDP	Change
1992	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	—
1993	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-57.2%
1994	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+124.5%
1995	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1996	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-26.0%
1997	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1998	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+76.1%
1999	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+12.6%
2000	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+17.3%
2001	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2002	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-45.8%
2003	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+23.7%
2004	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2005	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2006	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-47.3%
2007	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+85.5%
2008	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
2009	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2010	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2011	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-21.8%
2012	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+33.0%
2013	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+36.7%
2014	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+24.1%
2015	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2016	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+22.0%
2017	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
2018	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+31.8%
2019	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-42.9%
2020	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2021	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+20.5%
2022	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2023	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
2024	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+21.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	8
2000s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Malawi

46 Nicaragua 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
47 Uzbekistan 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
48 Egypt 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
50 Niger 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
51 Honduras 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
52 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare

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More energy & mining data for Malawi

Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Fuel imports 16.5% (2024)
Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp in Malawi?: Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2018.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 1993.
How does Malawi rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp?: Malawi ranks 49th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 210 places, 6,413 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

Number of people with and without electricity access divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.