GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 1.16 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Malawi stood at 1.16 million current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 30.2% on the previous year and up 341.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Malawi peaked at 1.16 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 983.54 current LCU per person, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 44th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GNI: 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 | 9,514 current LCU per person | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 13,428 current LCU per person | +41.1% |
| 2000 | 17,420 current LCU per person | +29.7% |
| 2001 | 20,215 current LCU per person | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 32,550 current LCU per person | +61.0% |
| 2003 | 37,022 current LCU per person | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 43,672 current LCU per person | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 48,701 current LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 59,568 current LCU per person | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 66,289 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 77,632 current LCU per person | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 87,800 current LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 101,713 current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 118,249 current LCU per person | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 136,980 current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 177,497 current LCU per person | +29.6% |
| 2014 | 220,878 current LCU per person | +24.4% |
| 2015 | 263,163 current LCU per person | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 322,522 current LCU per person | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 353,621 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 377,788 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 422,636 current LCU per person | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 438,966 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 482,649 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 556,199 current LCU per person | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 724,935 current LCU per person | +30.3% |
| 2024 | 893,121 current LCU per person | +23.2% |
| 2025 | 1.16 million current LCU per person | +30.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.16 million current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 598,270 current LCU per person, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.16 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 642,602 current LCU per person, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GNI: 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 | 4,834 current LCU per person | 983.54 current LCU per person | 13,428 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,087 current LCU per person | 17,420 current LCU per person | 87,800 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 249,505 current LCU per person | 101,713 current LCU per person | 422,636 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 709,802 current LCU per person | 438,966 current LCU per person | 1.16 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 41 Congo 1.31 million current LCU per person compare
- 42 Jamaica 1.25 million current LCU per person compare
- 43 Burundi 1.24 million current LCU per person compare
- 45 Cameroon 1.13 million current LCU per person compare
- 46 Albania 1.13 million current LCU per person compare
- 47 Senegal 1.06 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 gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Malawi?
- Gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Malawi was 1.16 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni: 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 gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 341.9%. 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 GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI: 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.
GNI: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI: 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
GNI: 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.