Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita 2015 in Malawi
Malawi: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita 2015 was 114.45 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Malawi, 1967–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Malawi stood at 114.45 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Malawi peaked at 137.54 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 62.92 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1992.
That places Malawi 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita 2015 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 104.2 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1968 | 95.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 96.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 93.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 106.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 1972 | 113.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 103.55 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 102.85 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 100.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 109.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 118.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 117.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 116.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 105.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 92.78 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 94.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 95.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 96.86 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 93.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 90.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 87.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 84.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 82.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 79.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 86.51 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 62.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | -27.3% |
| 1993 | 94.86 constant 2015 US$ per person | +50.8% |
| 1994 | 68.22 constant 2015 US$ per person | -28.1% |
| 1995 | 95.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | +39.8% |
| 1996 | 117.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 115.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 124.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 133.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 137.54 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 126.22 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 130.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 131.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 132.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 117.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 108.7 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 117.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 118.23 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 119.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 123.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 127.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 122.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 126.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 130.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 124.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 117.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 120.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 117.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 121.6 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 122.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 123.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 121.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 119.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 116.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 114.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 114.45 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 197.66 constant 2015 US$ per person, 58% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 114.45 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 228.74 constant 2015 US$ per person, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita 2015 in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +50.8% | 62.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | 94.86 constant 2015 US$ per person |
| 1995 | +39.8% | 68.22 constant 2015 US$ per person | 95.36 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | 95.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | 104.2 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3 |
| 1970s | 108.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | 93.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | 118.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | 82.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | 105.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | 62.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | 133.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 123.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | 108.7 constant 2015 US$ per person | 137.54 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | 117.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | 130.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | 114.45 constant 2015 US$ per person | 123.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 177 Botswana 121.05 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 178 Palestine 115.04 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 114.63 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 181 South Sudan 111.85 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 182 Afghanistan 109.82 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 183 Madagascar 107.09 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -14.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0151 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Malawi?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Malawi was 114.45 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 137.54 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.92 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Malawi ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.