Gross capital formation in Malawi
Malawi: Gross capital formation was 18.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Malawi, 2018–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 18.6% for gross capital formation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 601.2% on the previous year and up 507.7% over ten years.
Malawi ranks 17th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Gross capital formation in Malawi, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 16.6% | -463.8% |
| 2020 | -18.1% | -208.6% |
| 2021 | -0.6% | -96.8% |
| 2022 | -14.0% | +2355.8% |
| 2023 | -15.5% | +10.4% |
| 2024 | -3.7% | -76.0% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | -601.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | -4.6% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | -5.5% | -18.1% | 18.6% | 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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 31.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 671.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 32.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,751 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 1.18 million current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8163 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 548.16 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Malawi?
- Gross capital formation in Malawi was 18.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.1% in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for gross capital formation?
- Malawi ranks 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 507.7%. 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 Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.