International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Malawi
Malawi: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 83.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Malawi, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Malawi stood at 83.00 million current US$.
The figure is down 40.3% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Malawi peaked at 139.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Malawi ranks 142nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.00 million current US$ | 39.00 million current US$ | 70.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 57.50 million current US$ | 40.00 million current US$ | 78.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.10 million current US$ | 61.00 million current US$ | 139.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.00 million current US$ | 83.00 million current US$ | 83.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 139 Botswana 89.00 million current US$ compare
- 139 Kyrgyzstan 89.00 million current US$ compare
- 141 Guinea-Bissau 87.10 million current US$ compare
- 143 Madagascar 79.00 million current US$ compare
- 144 Sierra Leone 77.00 million current US$ compare
- 145 Fiji 75.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Malawi
- Merchandise exports 947.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 8.0% (2024)
- Food exports 90.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 68.1% (2024)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 30.9% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 409.15 million current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 45.6% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 36.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Malawi?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Malawi was 83.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 139.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Malawi rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Malawi ranks 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.