Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Malawi
Malawi: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was -0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Malawi, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded -0.6% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
The figure is up 64.8% on the previous year and down 129.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malawi peaked at 9.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -9.0%, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 178th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.9% | — |
| 2001 | -7.1% | +711.4% |
| 2002 | -0.8% | -89.2% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -483.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -79.4% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +552.9% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +142.9% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -33.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -71.3% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +311.9% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -58.4% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +85.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -73.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +142.0% |
| 2020 | -9.0% | -521.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -203.9% |
| 2022 | -3.5% | -137.8% |
| 2023 | -1.6% | -53.4% |
| 2024 | -1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | -0.6% | -64.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's -0.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7%. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's -0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -711.4% | -0.9% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | -7.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.2% | -9.0% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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- 180 Mozambique -0.9% compare
- 181 Central African Republic -1.0% 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 annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malawi?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malawi was -0.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.0% in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Malawi ranks 178th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 129.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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