Malawi, a small landlocked country bordering Zambia, Tanzania, and Mozambique, remains one of the world’s poorest countries. It was ranked 171st out of 187 on the 2011 UNDP Human Development Index and 45th out of 79 on the 2012 Global Hunger Index. Over 40 percent of the country’s 14 million people live on less than US$1 per day (2012 Government of Malawi MDG Report). According to the 2010/11 Integrated Household Survey, poverty declined slightly from 52.4 percent in 2005 to 50.7 in 2011 .
General Information
- 14,9015,621,000,678 $360.00 $92,407,704 $%3.78 %472.50%
Food Security
- 2,31828.00 %%92.00
Agricultural Production
| Agricultural Production | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113,166 MT | 114,885 MT | 135,988 MT | 110,106 MT | |
| 4,605 MT | 2,386 MT | 2,590 MT | 2,700 MT | |
| 3,226,420 MT | 2,634,700 MT | 3,582,500 MT | 3,419,410 MT | |
| 67,000 MT | 52,000 MT | 85,098 MT | 73,356 MT |
Agricultural Exports
| Agricultural Exports | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134.00 MT | 4,961 MT | 1,504 MT | 7,840 MT | |
| MT | 5,786 MT | 5,679 MT | 3,809 MT | |
| 1,160 MT | 391,255 MT | 21,438 MT | 3,665 MT | |
| 2,799 MT | 10,840 MT | 146.00 MT | 3,786 MT |
Agricultural Imports
| Agricultural Imports | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,339 MT | 3,720 MT | 3,784 MT | 5,315 MT | |
| 22,800 MT | 85,795 MT | 88,875 MT | 221,480 MT | |
| 113,300 MT | 55,808 MT | 20,180 MT | 28,176 MT | |
| MT | MT | MT | 8,437 MT |