Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current LCU rate annual growth in Malawi
Malawi: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current LCU rate annual growth was 25.49 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual in Malawi, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 25.49 % change on previous year for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), annual in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.5% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), annual in Malawi peaked at 148.75 % change on previous year in 1995 and was at its lowest, -43.5 % change on previous year, in 1994.
That places Malawi 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current LCU rate annual growth in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.03 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 16.41 % change on previous year | +1489.3% |
| 1983 | 18.34 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 17.16 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 15.35 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 15.19 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 31.74 % change on previous year | +109.0% |
| 1988 | 36.39 % change on previous year | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 15.91 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
| 1990 | 11.01 % change on previous year | -30.8% |
| 1991 | 24 % change on previous year | +117.9% |
| 1992 | -7.51 % change on previous year | -131.3% |
| 1993 | 80.24 % change on previous year | -1168.0% |
| 1994 | -43.5 % change on previous year | -154.2% |
| 1995 | 148.75 % change on previous year | -441.9% |
| 1996 | 91.21 % change on previous year | -38.7% |
| 1997 | 21 % change on previous year | -77.0% |
| 1998 | 31.91 % change on previous year | +52.0% |
| 1999 | 53.82 % change on previous year | +68.7% |
| 2000 | 37.45 % change on previous year | -30.4% |
| 2001 | 18.11 % change on previous year | -51.7% |
| 2002 | 137.99 % change on previous year | +662.1% |
| 2003 | 8.84 % change on previous year | -93.6% |
| 2004 | 16.03 % change on previous year | +81.3% |
| 2005 | 8.43 % change on previous year | -47.4% |
| 2006 | 17.79 % change on previous year | +111.0% |
| 2007 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -90.5% |
| 2008 | 31.31 % change on previous year | +1754.3% |
| 2009 | 18.65 % change on previous year | -40.4% |
| 2010 | 16.63 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 16.21 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 17.86 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 35.74 % change on previous year | +100.1% |
| 2014 | 27.9 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 2015 | 18.64 % change on previous year | -33.2% |
| 2016 | 19 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 18.8 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.52 % change on previous year | -75.9% |
| 2019 | 20.81 % change on previous year | +360.1% |
| 2020 | 16.71 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 15.42 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 27.81 % change on previous year | +80.3% |
| 2023 | 37.61 % change on previous year | +35.2% |
| 2024 | 39.54 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 25.49 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 25.49 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.89 % change on previous year, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 25.49 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.54 % change on previous year, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current LCU rate annual growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1754.3% | 1.69 % change on previous year | 31.31 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +1489.3% | 1.03 % change on previous year | 16.41 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +1168.0% | -7.51 % change on previous year | 80.24 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +662.1% | 18.11 % change on previous year | 137.99 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +441.9% | -43.5 % change on previous year | 148.75 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.61 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | 36.39 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 41.09 % change on previous year | -43.5 % change on previous year | 148.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.63 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | 137.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.61 % change on previous year | 4.52 % change on previous year | 35.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1 % change on previous year | 15.42 % change on previous year | 39.54 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 17 Maldives 31.21 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Aruba 30.27 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Türkiye, Republic of 26.51 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Ghana 25.38 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Haiti 25.23 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Yemen, Republic of 23.38 % change on previous year compare
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), annual in Malawi?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), annual in Malawi was 25.49 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), annual recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 148.75 % change on previous year in 1995.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), annual recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.5 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), annual?
- Malawi ranks 20th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), annual rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.