Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Malawi
Malawi: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 1,709.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Malawi, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1,709.2% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Malawi peaked at 11,703.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,709.2%, in 2019.
Malawi ranks 30th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11,655.6% | — |
| 2010 | 11,703.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 9,665.8% | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 8,854.9% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 7,468.4% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 6,131.5% | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 4,698.4% | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 2,688.0% | -42.8% |
| 2017 | 2,341.6% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 2,026.3% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 1,709.2% | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,655.6% | 11,655.6% | 11,655.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5,728.8% | 1,709.2% | 11,703.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More private sector data for Malawi
- Merchandise trade 30.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 947.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 42.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Malawi?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Malawi was 1,709.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 11,703.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,709.2% in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Malawi ranks 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.