Travel services in Malawi
Malawi: Travel services was 14.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Malawi, 1977–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Malawi is 14.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Malawi peaked at 44.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1989.
Malawi ranks 132nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4.8% | — |
| 1978 | 5.1% | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 5.8% | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 5.6% | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 5.5% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 5.7% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 5.6% | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | -18.0% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | +43.1% |
| 1991 | 7.7% | +30.3% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | -37.7% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | +363.5% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | +28.4% |
| 1996 | 27.1% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 32.1% | +18.6% |
| 1998 | 24.3% | -24.3% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | +48.9% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -39.7% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -35.6% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 4.4% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 23.6% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 27.2% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 14.0% | 23.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 129 Hungary 14.3% compare
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- 131 Madagascar 14.0% compare
- 133 Estonia 14.0% compare
- 134 Samoa 13.9% compare
- 135 New Caledonia 13.8% compare
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 travel services in Malawi?
- Travel services in Malawi was 14.0% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1989.
- How does Malawi rank for travel services?
- Malawi ranks 132nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.