Gdp vs services employment in Malawi

Malawi: Gdp vs services employment was 25.7 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
25.7
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
41st
of 44 countries
All-time high
25.7
in 2010
All-time low
6.7
in 1982
Years of data
45
1966–2010

Gdp vs services employment in Malawi, 1966–2010

5101520251966198820101966: 9.91967: 9.31968: 8.71969: 8.61970: 81971: 8.81972: 7.81973: 8.51974: 8.91975: 8.71976: 8.61977: 81978: 8.21979: 7.91980: 7.21981: 6.91982: 6.71983: 7.11984: 7.61985: 8.11986: 8.41987: 8.51988: 8.61989: 8.81990: 9.21991: 101992: 10.41993: 10.31994: 10.71995: 11.11996: 11.41997: 12.71998: 12.51999: 12.92000: 132001: 13.72002: 14.52003: 14.52004: 172005: 18.82006: 18.22007: 202008: 22.62009: 24.22010: 25.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 25.7 for gdp vs services employment in 2010. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 97.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp vs services employment in Malawi peaked at 25.7 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.7, in 1982.

Malawi ranks 41st of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Gdp vs services employment in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Gdp vs services employment in Malawi, 1966 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1966 9.9 —
1967 9.3 -6.1%
1968 8.7 -6.5%
1969 8.6 -1.1%
1970 8 -7.0%
1971 8.8 +10.0%
1972 7.8 -11.4%
1973 8.5 +9.0%
1974 8.9 +4.7%
1975 8.7 -2.2%
1976 8.6 -1.1%
1977 8 -7.0%
1978 8.2 +2.5%
1979 7.9 -3.7%
1980 7.2 -8.9%
1981 6.9 -4.2%
1982 6.7 -2.9%
1983 7.1 +6.0%
1984 7.6 +7.0%
1985 8.1 +6.6%
1986 8.4 +3.7%
1987 8.5 +1.2%
1988 8.6 +1.2%
1989 8.8 +2.3%
1990 9.2 +4.5%
1991 10 +8.7%
1992 10.4 +4.0%
1993 10.3 -1.0%
1994 10.7 +3.9%
1995 11.1 +3.7%
1996 11.4 +2.7%
1997 12.7 +11.4%
1998 12.5 -1.6%
1999 12.9 +3.2%
2000 13 +0.8%
2001 13.7 +5.4%
2002 14.5 +5.8%
2003 14.5 +0.0%
2004 17 +17.2%
2005 18.8 +10.6%
2006 18.2 -3.2%
2007 20 +9.9%
2008 22.6 +13.0%
2009 24.2 +7.1%
2010 25.7 +6.2%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 25.7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.7, 74% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.12 8.6 9.9 4
1970s 8.34 7.8 8.9 10
1980s 7.79 6.7 8.8 10
1990s 11.12 9.2 12.9 10
2000s 17.65 13 24.2 10
2010s 25.7 25.7 25.7 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 38 Senegal 34.7 compare
  2. 39 Nigeria 31.6 compare
  3. 40 India 26.1 compare
  4. 42 Tanzania 23.8 compare
  5. 43 Zambia 20.6 compare
  6. 44 Ethiopia 16.6 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdp vs services employment in Malawi?
Gdp vs services employment in Malawi was 25.7 in 2010, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest gdp vs services employment recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 25.7 in 2010.
What is the lowest gdp vs services employment recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7 in 1982.
How does Malawi rank for gdp vs services employment?
Malawi ranks 41st out of 44 countries with data for 2010.
Is gdp vs services employment rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 97.7%. 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 Gdp vs services employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gdp vs services employment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
44 places, 2,481 data points, 1801–2015
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