Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Malawi
Malawi: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Malawi, 1968–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Malawi stood at 1.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 593.7% on the previous year and up 159.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Malawi peaked at 53.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -28.9%, in 1994.
That places Malawi 131st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Malawi, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | -6.4% | — |
| 1969 | 4.2% | -166.0% |
| 1970 | -1.3% | -131.6% |
| 1971 | 16.9% | -1372.8% |
| 1972 | 9.6% | -43.0% |
| 1973 | -6.3% | -165.5% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | -132.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | -55.3% |
| 1976 | 11.9% | +1188.1% |
| 1977 | 11.2% | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | -73.9% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | +6.4% |
| 1980 | -6.5% | -309.8% |
| 1981 | -8.2% | +25.3% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | -178.1% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | -30.8% |
| 1984 | 5.7% | +29.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -91.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +26.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +36.0% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | +140.3% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | +21.4% |
| 1990 | -0.2% | -110.0% |
| 1991 | 12.8% | -5325.4% |
| 1992 | -25.1% | -296.2% |
| 1993 | 53.0% | -310.9% |
| 1994 | -28.9% | -154.6% |
| 1995 | 39.6% | -236.9% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | -35.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -99.5% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +7618.7% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -47.6% |
| 2001 | -6.0% | -212.9% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | -198.5% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -43.9% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | -9.3% | -356.0% |
| 2006 | -4.6% | -50.5% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -341.8% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -67.8% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +70.3% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | -1.2% | -119.7% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -616.7% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | -2.0% | -134.3% |
| 2016 | -2.3% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -323.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -94.3% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +1891.3% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -42.6% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -75.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -42.1% |
| 2024 | -0.2% | -144.8% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -593.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.1% | -6.4% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.1% | -6.3% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | -8.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | -28.9% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | -9.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | -2.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | -0.2% | 3.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -29.8 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0505 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 30.43 current US$ per person (2020)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 26.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 122.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 27.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 319.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Malawi?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Malawi was 1.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.9% in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Malawi ranks 131st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.