Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added in Malawi
Malawi: Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added was 0.43 % in 2014. ▲ Rising
Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added in Malawi, 2004–2014
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Malawi stood at 0.43 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Malawi peaked at 0.67 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.39 %, in 2008.
Malawi ranks 42nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.44 % | — |
| 2005 | 0.46 % | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.44 % | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.52 % | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 0.39 % | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.56 % | +43.6% |
| 2010 | 0.58 % | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.61 % | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.67 % | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.54 % | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 0.43 % | -20.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.43 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.24 %, 1.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.43 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.31 %, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4683 % | 0.39 % | 0.56 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.566 % | 0.43 % | 0.67 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 24.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 201.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8241 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Malawi?
- Expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Malawi was 0.43 % in 2014, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.67 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.39 % in 2008.
- How does Malawi rank for expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added?
- Malawi ranks 42nd out of 82 countries with data for 2014.
- Is expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added (Standard Local Currency) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains a set of financial indicators describing national expenditures on agricultural research and development (R&D). The indicators are derived primarily from responses to the financial resources section of the ASTI questionnaire, complemented with selected external macroeconomic indicators required to ensure comparability across countries and over time.The dataset includes both directly reported financial aggregates and derived indicators, reflecting different dimensions of agricultural R&D investment. Reported expenditure data are collected in current local currency units (LCU) and refer to total institutional expenditures, as provided by national respondents. Coverage of the private for-profit sector remains limited and is therefore excluded from the dataset. To support temporal analysis and international comparability, expenditure indicators are also expressed in constant local currency units, using country-specific GDP deflators sourced from FAOSTAT. In addition, selected indicators relate agricultural R&D expenditures to key structural variables, such as agricultural value added, allowing for meaningful cross-country comparisons of research intensity and resource allocation.