Newsprint — Import value in Malawi
Malawi: Newsprint — Import value was 2,462 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import value in Malawi, 1964–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2,462 1000 USD for newsprint — import value in 2024.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import value in Malawi peaked at 4,438 1000 USD in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD, in 1989.
That places Malawi 97th out of 239 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import value in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 19 1000 USD | — |
| 1965 | 22 1000 USD | +15.8% |
| 1966 | 21 1000 USD | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 19 1000 USD | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 16 1000 USD | -15.8% |
| 1969 | 27 1000 USD | +68.8% |
| 1970 | 52 1000 USD | +92.6% |
| 1971 | 54 1000 USD | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 51 1000 USD | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 76 1000 USD | +49.0% |
| 1974 | 118 1000 USD | +55.3% |
| 1975 | 252 1000 USD | +113.6% |
| 1976 | 41 1000 USD | -83.7% |
| 1977 | 80 1000 USD | +95.1% |
| 1978 | 300 1000 USD | +275.0% |
| 1979 | 350 1000 USD | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 420 1000 USD | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 117 1000 USD | -72.1% |
| 1982 | 485 1000 USD | +314.5% |
| 1983 | 280 1000 USD | -42.3% |
| 1984 | 285 1000 USD | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 304 1000 USD | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 147 1000 USD | -51.6% |
| 1987 | 325 1000 USD | +121.1% |
| 1988 | 46 1000 USD | -85.8% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 USD | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 USD | — |
| 1991 | 0 1000 USD | — |
| 1992 | 33 1000 USD | — |
| 1993 | 18 1000 USD | -45.5% |
| 1994 | 18 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 829 1000 USD | +4505.6% |
| 1996 | 829 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 829 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 829 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 466 1000 USD | -43.8% |
| 2000 | 65 1000 USD | -86.1% |
| 2001 | 65 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,933 1000 USD | +2873.8% |
| 2004 | 1,442 1000 USD | -25.4% |
| 2005 | 1,442 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,472 1000 USD | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 4,126 1000 USD | +180.3% |
| 2008 | 3,140 1000 USD | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 4,438 1000 USD | +41.3% |
| 2010 | 4,259 1000 USD | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 3,295 1000 USD | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 2,437 1000 USD | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 3,424 1000 USD | +40.5% |
| 2014 | 2,594 1000 USD | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 2,874 1000 USD | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 1,508 1000 USD | -47.5% |
| 2017 | 1,231 1000 USD | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 936 1000 USD | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 1,030 1000 USD | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 657 1000 USD | -36.2% |
| 2021 | 1,170 1000 USD | +78.1% |
| 2022 | 638 1000 USD | -45.5% |
| 2023 | 2,312 1000 USD | +262.4% |
| 2024 | 2,462 1000 USD | +6.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2,462 1000 USD is above the median for low income countries, which is 165 1000 USD, 14.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2,462 1000 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 306.5 1000 USD, 8.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import value in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +4505.6% | 18 1000 USD | 829 1000 USD |
| 2003 | +2873.8% | 65 1000 USD | 1,933 1000 USD |
| 1982 | +314.5% | 117 1000 USD | 485 1000 USD |
| 1978 | +275.0% | 80 1000 USD | 300 1000 USD |
| 2023 | +262.4% | 638 1000 USD | 2,312 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.67 1000 USD | 16 1000 USD | 27 1000 USD | 6 |
| 1970s | 137.4 1000 USD | 41 1000 USD | 350 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 240.9 1000 USD | 0 1000 USD | 485 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 385.1 1000 USD | 0 1000 USD | 829 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,819 1000 USD | 65 1000 USD | 4,438 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,359 1000 USD | 936 1000 USD | 4,259 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,448 1000 USD | 638 1000 USD | 2,462 1000 USD | 5 |
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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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import value in Malawi?
- Newsprint — import value in Malawi was 2,462 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest newsprint — import value recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4,438 1000 USD in 2009.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import value recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD in 1989.
- How does Malawi rank for newsprint — import value?
- Malawi ranks 97th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import value rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 Newsprint — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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