Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … unit GDP 2015 in Malawi
Malawi: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … unit GDP 2015 was 0.1704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Malawi, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Malawi stood at 0.1704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 23.3% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Malawi peaked at 0.6134 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1672 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Malawi ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … unit GDP 2015 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3656 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.3357 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3746 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3774 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.404 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4335 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4169 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4206 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3679 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1989 | 0.327 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2758 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2656 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2435 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3237 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4032 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.5% |
| 1995 | 0.476 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 0.366 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +67.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5719 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6134 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5858 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3428 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.328 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2827 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2466 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2473 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2134 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1907 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1812 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1672 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2193 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2544 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2458 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2299 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2618 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2436 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2093 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2032 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2005 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2015 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1885 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2221 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.234 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 73% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3823 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.327 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4335 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3766 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2435 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5719 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3355 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1907 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6134 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2234 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1672 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2618 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1977 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2221 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 30 Greenland 0.1763 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Laos 0.1759 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Kiribati 0.1714 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Micronesia (country) 0.1596 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Marshall Islands 0.159 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Mauritania 0.1564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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 0.1704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6134 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1672 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Malawi ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.