Malawi's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) was US$31.47 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 109.54% from US$15.02 million in 2015 (7.68% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$31.47 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$31.05 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$15.02 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$46.16 million | 1991 |
| Lowest | US$553,754 | 1977 |
| Average since 2016 | US$19.39 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$553,754 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Malawi's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 12.4% on 2024 (from US$27.99 million to US$31.47 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +17% and a typical year strayed about 52.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2,275.7% in 1978 and the biggest yearly fall was 76.8% in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$2.73 million a year. A straight line explains 61% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Malawi had the 126th highest value of the 131 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Malawi | US$31.47 million | 2025 |
| World | US$1.27 trillion | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$12.96 billion | 2024 |
| Low income | US$3.96 billion | 2023 |
Closest to Malawi in the 2025 ranking
- Tonga — 122nd of 131: US$42.07 million
- Belize — 123rd of 131: US$41.98 million
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 124th of 131: US$35.26 million
- Dominica — 126th of 131: US$30.53 million
- Burundi — 127th of 131: US$19.91 million
- São Tomé and Principe — 128th of 131: US$6.19 million
What this measures
Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 49 values
| Year | Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 31,470,793 |
| 2024 | 27,987,890 |
| 2023 | 23,309,927 |
| 2022 | 14,707,072 |
| 2021 | 24,370,124 |
| 2020 | 31,046,526 |
| 2019 | 24,020,606 |
| 2018 | 7,862,878 |
| 2017 | 5,675,240 |
| 2016 | 3,479,575 |
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$337.63 million (2025)
- Benin — US$119.57 million (2023)
- Botswana — US$268.91 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$227.55 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$19.91 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$52.8 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$365.92 million (2024)
- Comoros — US$67.02 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$1.37 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Malawi
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$6.68 billion (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU) — 4.34 trillion (2025)
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (constant 2015 US$) — US$11.42 billion (2025)
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (constant LCU) — 7.6 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$12.18 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 8.09 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$548.16 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 364,283 (2025)
- Services, value added (annual % growth) — 2.15% (2025)
- GDP (annual % growth) — 1.89% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Malawi's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$31.47 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 5,583% from US$553,754 in 1977 (8.78% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$46.16 million in 1991 and the lowest US$553,754 in 1977.
- How does Malawi rank?
- 126th highest of 131 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Malawi?
- In 2025, Malawi's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 12.4% on 2024 (from US$27.99 million to US$31.47 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +17% and a typical year strayed about 52.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.TRF.PRVT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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