General government final consumption expenditure in Malawi
Malawi: General government final consumption expenditure was 18.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Malawi, 2017–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Malawi is 18.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Malawi peaked at 22.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2025.
That places Malawi 76th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
General government final consumption expenditure in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.6% | — |
| 2018 | 22.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18.2% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.4% | 22.3% | 22.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 18.2% | 21.4% | 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)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 23.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 193.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 24.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 503.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 338,013 current LCU per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -23.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -24.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Malawi?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Malawi was 18.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Malawi ranks 76th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.