Final consumption expenditure in Malawi
Malawi: Final consumption expenditure was 1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Malawi, 2018–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.4% for final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.1% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
That places Malawi 143rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Final consumption expenditure in Malawi, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +90.6% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +318.2% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -52.8% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -54.8% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +28.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -21.5% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 1.4% | 8.3% | 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)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 12.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 32.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 47.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 33.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 122.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 82,297 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0004 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Malawi?
- Final consumption expenditure in Malawi was 1.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Malawi ranks 143rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.