Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
That places Malawi 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -65.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +52.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -39.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +80.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +27.3% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +69.4% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -31.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +41.2% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More social development data for Malawi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,241 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 551 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 551 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Malawi?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Malawi rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.