GDP growth in Malawi
Malawi: GDP growth was 1.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Malawi, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Malawi stood at 1.9%.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Malawi peaked at 16.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, -10.2%, in 1994.
That places Malawi 148th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | -1.9% | 13.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 0.5% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | -5.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | -10.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | -5.0% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 1.9% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 0.8% | 4.6% | 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)
- 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)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 2,278 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Malawi?
- Gdp growth in Malawi was 1.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.2% in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for gdp growth?
- Malawi ranks 148th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. 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 GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.