GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 1.18 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.18 million current LCU per person for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.5% on the previous year and up 336.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Malawi peaked at 1.18 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 983.54 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Malawi 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 983.54 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 1,198 current LCU per person | +21.8% |
| 1992 | 1,221 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1,692 current LCU per person | +38.6% |
| 1994 | 1,939 current LCU per person | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 4,016 current LCU per person | +107.2% |
| 1996 | 6,438 current LCU per person | +60.3% |
| 1997 | 7,915 current LCU per person | +22.9% |
| 1998 | 9,620 current LCU per person | +21.5% |
| 1999 | 13,528 current LCU per person | +40.6% |
| 2000 | 17,511 current LCU per person | +29.4% |
| 2001 | 20,404 current LCU per person | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 32,837 current LCU per person | +60.9% |
| 2003 | 37,354 current LCU per person | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 44,071 current LCU per person | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 49,068 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 59,958 current LCU per person | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 66,505 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 77,856 current LCU per person | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 88,352 current LCU per person | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 102,801 current LCU per person | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 119,431 current LCU per person | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 139,116 current LCU per person | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 181,091 current LCU per person | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 224,989 current LCU per person | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 269,590 current LCU per person | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 323,467 current LCU per person | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 362,047 current LCU per person | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 390,482 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 433,076 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 451,595 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 497,599 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 573,478 current LCU per person | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 735,222 current LCU per person | +28.2% |
| 2024 | 908,046 current LCU per person | +23.5% |
| 2025 | 1.18 million current LCU per person | +29.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.18 million current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 624,438 current LCU per person, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.18 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 625,754 current LCU per person, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +107.2% | 1,939 current LCU per person | 4,016 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,855 current LCU per person | 983.54 current LCU per person | 13,528 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,392 current LCU per person | 17,511 current LCU per person | 88,352 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 254,609 current LCU per person | 102,801 current LCU per person | 433,076 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 723,602 current LCU per person | 451,595 current LCU per person | 1.18 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 42 Congo 1.46 million current LCU per person compare
- 43 Jamaica 1.27 million current LCU per person compare
- 44 Burundi 1.25 million current LCU per person compare
- 46 Cameroon 1.15 million current LCU per person compare
- 47 Senegal 1.14 million current LCU per person compare
- 48 Albania 1.13 million current LCU per person 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 56.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.61 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 257.97 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 20.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -29.8 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Malawi?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Malawi was 1.18 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 983.54 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 45th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 336.1%. 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 GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.