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Foreign direct investment to GDP in Malawi

Latest: 3.6%
Previous: 3.0%
Change: +0.58 (+19.4%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Foreign direct investment to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Foreign direct investment to GDP in Malawi
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	0.5%
Dec 31, 1981	0.1%
Dec 31, 1982	0.3%
Dec 31, 1983	0.1%
Dec 31, 1984	1.6%
Dec 31, 1985	0.0%
Dec 31, 1986	-0.2%
Dec 31, 1987	0.0%
Dec 31, 1988	0.9%
Dec 31, 1989	0.4%
Dec 31, 1990	0.9%
Dec 31, 1991	-0.9%
Dec 31, 1992	-0.3%
Dec 31, 1993	0.3%
Dec 31, 1994	1.5%
Dec 31, 1995	0.3%
Dec 31, 1996	0.5%
Dec 31, 1997	0.4%
Dec 31, 1998	0.5%
Dec 31, 1999	2.3%
Dec 31, 2000	1.0%
Dec 31, 2001	0.8%
Dec 31, 2002	0.1%
Dec 31, 2003	1.4%
Dec 31, 2004	2.1%
Dec 31, 2005	2.6%
Dec 31, 2006	0.6%
Dec 31, 2007	1.9%
Dec 31, 2008	2.5%
Dec 31, 2009	0.5%
Dec 31, 2010	1.0%
Dec 31, 2011	7.0%
Dec 31, 2012	-0.1%
Dec 31, 2013	5.6%
Dec 31, 2014	6.8%
Dec 31, 2015	3.1%
Dec 31, 2016	1.5%
Dec 31, 2017	1.0%
Dec 31, 2018	0.8%
Dec 31, 2019	0.5%
Dec 31, 2020	2.1%
Dec 31, 2021	1.0%
Dec 31, 2022	1.6%
Dec 31, 2023	1.6%
Dec 31, 2024	3.0%
Dec 31, 2025	3.6%

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