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Malawi


Malawi

Mean

1970-2001

1970-1979

1980-1989

1990-1995

1996-2001

Mean

Min.

Max.

Variation (%)

Per Caput Consumption (Cal/Day)

2388

2117

1915

2126

2166

1798

2452

9

Imports / Consumption (%)

Wheat

96.41

94.05

97.58

97.74

96.14

86.91

99.26

3

Coarse Grains

1.32

2.53

18.96

4.97

5.69

0.00

34.73

151

Rice

0.39

2.48

6.13

2.14

2.45

0.00

14.78

158

Dairy

29.50

31.85

29.48

23.45

29.10

13.55

39.51

26

Meat

1.51

0.26

0.60

0.74

0.80

0.02

3.36

101

Sugar

0.49

0.00

0.10

0.28

0.22

0.00

1.82

181

Fruits and Vegetables

0.25

0.09

1.20

0.31

0.39

0.03

2.91

170

Oils

0.87

2.07

23.09

11.43

7.39

0.47

30.52

126

Per Caput Calories from Imports (Cal/Cap/Day)

31

32

153

76

63

10

227

94

Aid + Commercial Food Import Bill (US$ 000)

11,423

25,704

111,852

55,521

42,984

7,318

151,668

101

Commercial Food Import Bill (US$ 000)

9,216

11,993

48,809

40,868

23,442

2,853

116,743

108

Commerical Unit Cost (US $/1000 calories)

0.77

1.27

0.83

0.59

0.90

0.26

2.15

47

Commercial Food Import Bill / GDP (%)

0.88

0.84

2.78

1.80

1.40

0.19

6.93

94

Comm. Fd. Imp. Bill / Total Merchandise Imp. Bill (%)

5.27

3.42

7.93

6.74

5.47

0.96

19.14

70

Comm. Fd. Imp. Bill / Total Merchandise Exp. Bill (%)

8.17

4.45

12.46

7.50

7.69

0.97

30.63

74

Commercial Food Value Bill Shares (%)

Wheat

33.80

30.55

28.38

32.35

31.50

0.00

54.06

50

Coarse Grains

11.34

7.41

25.00

24.36

15.12

0.00

70.47

141

Rice

0.59

5.50

3.65

1.96

2.96

0.03

35.05

214

Dairy

27.88

37.97

15.04

11.75

25.60

3.13

74.92

57

Meat

4.01

1.47

1.41

2.04

2.36

0.14

7.00

73

Sugar

5.47

0.12

0.48

3.06

2.41

0.00

14.74

161

Fruits and Vegetables

7.47

3.38

5.33

3.75

5.10

0.00

13.42

70

Oils

9.43

13.60

20.70

20.72

14.96

3.68

45.18

71


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