FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total FDI in Malawi
Malawi: FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total FDI was 140.7 % in 2021. ◆ Volatile
FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total FDI in Malawi, 2002–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 140.7 % for fdi inflows to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total fdi in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 315.0% on the previous year and up 218.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fdi inflows to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total fdi in Malawi peaked at 140.7 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, -234.48 %, in 2008.
Malawi ranks 1st of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total FDI in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.81 % | — |
| 2003 | 17.82 % | +206.8% |
| 2004 | 1.51 % | -91.5% |
| 2008 | -234.48 % | -15626.1% |
| 2010 | -119.17 % | -49.2% |
| 2020 | 33.9 % | -128.4% |
| 2021 | 140.7 % | +315.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 140.7 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.81 %, 24.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 140.7 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.94 %, 72.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -52.34 % | -234.48 % | 17.82 % | 4 |
| 2010s | -119.17 % | -119.17 % | -119.17 % | 1 |
| 2020s | 87.3 % | 33.9 % | 140.7 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12 % compare
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 88.07 % compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 1.75 % compare
- 3 Ukraine 67.93 % compare
- 3 Viet Nam 1.45 % compare
- 4 Kenya 18.35 % compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 1.43 % compare
More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fdi inflows to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total fdi in Malawi?
- Fdi inflows to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total fdi in Malawi was 140.7 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fdi inflows to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total fdi recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 140.7 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest fdi inflows to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total fdi recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -234.48 % in 2008.
- How does Malawi rank for fdi inflows to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total fdi?
- Malawi ranks 1st out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
- Is fdi inflows to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total fdi rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 218.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of FDI inflows to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total FDI inflows US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.