Vegetable oil vs gdp in Malawi
Malawi: Vegetable oil vs gdp was 3.82 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.82
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
184th
of 192 countries
All-time high
5.17
in 2020
All-time low
0.8648
in 1987
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetable oil vs gdp in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 3.82 for vegetable oil vs gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil vs gdp in Malawi peaked at 5.17 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8648, in 1987.
Malawi ranks 184th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable oil vs gdp in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.3 | — |
| 1962 | 1.2 | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9604 | -20.2% |
| 1964 | 1.05 | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 1.71 | +63.0% |
| 1966 | 1.42 | -17.0% |
| 1967 | 1.32 | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 1.25 | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 1.4 | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 1.38 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.36 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.46 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 1.48 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 1.62 | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 1.57 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 1.48 | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 1.67 | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 1.75 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 1.87 | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 1.36 | -27.0% |
| 1981 | 1.69 | +23.9% |
| 1982 | 1.38 | -18.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8972 | -35.2% |
| 1984 | 1.23 | +37.5% |
| 1985 | 1.39 | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 1.32 | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8648 | -34.4% |
| 1988 | 1.1 | +26.9% |
| 1989 | 1.24 | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 2.13 | +71.5% |
| 1991 | 2.05 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.68 | -18.3% |
| 1993 | 1.95 | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 1.63 | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 2.59 | +59.2% |
| 1996 | 2.12 | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 2.2 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 2.69 | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 2.44 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 2.29 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 3.02 | +31.7% |
| 2002 | 3.05 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 3.13 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.64 | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 2.58 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.56 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.71 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 3.66 | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 3.84 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 3.98 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 4.68 | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 4.07 | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 3.97 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.27 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 3.81 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 4.36 | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 4.6 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 4.14 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 3.81 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 5.17 | +35.7% |
| 2021 | 3.53 | -31.7% |
| 2022 | 3.66 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 3.82 | +4.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 3.82 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.49, 59% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 3.82 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.94, 43% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 | 0.9604 | 1.71 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.56 | 1.36 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 | 0.8648 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 | 1.63 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.95 | 2.29 | 3.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.17 | 3.81 | 4.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.04 | 3.53 | 5.17 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 181 Netherlands Antilles 4.73 compare
- 182 Cambodia 4.29 compare
- 183 Turkmenistan 4.04 compare
- 185 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.56 compare
- 186 Sri Lanka 3.29 compare
- 187 Finland 3.27 compare
More energy & mining data for Malawi
- Fuel imports 19.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2025)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 0.6% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil vs gdp in Malawi?
- Vegetable oil vs gdp in Malawi was 3.82 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil vs gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.17 in 2020.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil vs gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8648 in 1987.
- How does Malawi rank for vegetable oil vs gdp?
- Malawi ranks 184th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil vs gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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