Aid as % of GDP

26.2%

[6th of 129]

Debt service

7.82

[84th of 128]

Exports > Goods and services

26%

[114th of 156]

GDP > PPP

$7,065,000,000.00

[133rd of 163]

GDP per capita, PPP > current international $

667.07 PPP $

[159th of 169]

Gross National Income

$1,706,240,000.00

[130th of 172]

Human Development Index

0.404

[166th of 178]

Income category

Low income

Total reserves minus gold > current US$

158,913,200 $

[148th of 178]

Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe

60,437

[125th of 195]

Currency

kwacha

Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average

118.42

Real effective exchange rate index

75.2 %

[90th of 96]

Subdivision

100

[137th of 192]

Terms of trade since 1995

94.03

[75th of 117]

Coal > Production

65,000 ton

[44th of 65]

Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel

3.3%

[196th of 223]

Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear

0%

[57th of 223]

electricity consumption > Date of > Information

2003

Hydroelectricity consumption

1.27

[92nd of 213]

Petroleum Waxes > Imports

3,000 ton

[23rd of 33]

Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other consumers

1,000 ton

[79th of 85]

Residual Fuel Oil > Net inland availability

1,000 ton

[150th of 155]

Uranium > Reasonably assured reserves

8,800 ton

[18th of 38]

Wall plugs > Plug type
UK

Changes in inventories > current US$

17,169,880 $

[85th of 138]

Machinery and transport equipment > % of value added in manufacturing

6.25 %

[38th of 91]

Manufacturing, value added > annual % growth

11.87 %

[10th of 156]

Manufacturing, value added > constant LCU

1793274000

Manufacturing, value added > current US$

223,490,100 $

[98th of 167]

Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports

0.85 %

[97th of 155]

Patent applications, nonresidents

313

[38th of 96]

Textiles and clothing > % of value added in manufacturing

9.23 %

[42nd of 101]

value added > constant 2000 US$

332,724,400 constant 2000 US$

[117th of 164]

value added > current LCU

41107340000

Agricultural growth

115

[62nd of 149]

Arable and permanent cropland

2,240 thousand hectares

[79th of 148]

Arable land > hectares

2,450,000 hectares

[75th of 199]

Cereal production

115 thousand metric tons

[62nd of 149]

Cotton production

30

[49th of 109]

Fertilizer use

14.6 kg

[99th of 138]

Labor share

82.4%

[9th of 149]

Organic cropland

298 hectares

[68th of 88]

Tractor concentration

0.6

[126th of 147]

value added > annual % growth

-9.11 %

[134th of 164]

Air transport, freight > million tons per km

1.36 million tons/km

[120th of 153]

Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m

1

[128th of 139]

Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m

1

[99th of 119]

Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m

15

[47th of 137]

Highways > Paved

5,254 km

[50th of 113]

Highways > Unpaved

23,146 km

[33rd of 113]

Motor vehicles

0 motor vehicles per 100 p

[134th of 134]

Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
dispute with Tanzania over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi ) and the meandering Songwe River remain dormant

Vehicle abundance

0.6 per square km

[112nd of 141]

Average time to clear customs > days

3.46 days

[17th of 39]

Net taxes on products > constant LCU

2300076000

Net taxes on products > current US$

286,651,300 $

[103rd of 159]