Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency in Malawi
Malawi: Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency was 29.66 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency in Malawi, 1971–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency in Malawi is 29.66 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency in Malawi peaked at 102.77 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, -1.44 %, in 1973.
Malawi ranks 12th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.42 % | — |
| 1972 | 10.24 % | -59.7% |
| 1973 | -1.44 % | -114.0% |
| 1974 | 26.79 % | -1966.4% |
| 1975 | 14.78 % | -44.8% |
| 1976 | 15.54 % | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 18.95 % | +22.0% |
| 1978 | 9.99 % | -47.3% |
| 1979 | 3.9 % | -61.0% |
| 1980 | 20.82 % | +434.3% |
| 1981 | 10.25 % | -50.8% |
| 1982 | 11.43 % | +11.5% |
| 1983 | 16.04 % | +40.4% |
| 1984 | 17.81 % | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 14.3 % | -19.7% |
| 1986 | 13.41 % | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 23.95 % | +78.6% |
| 1988 | 29.26 % | +22.2% |
| 1989 | 29.42 % | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 5.41 % | -81.6% |
| 1991 | 18.68 % | +245.2% |
| 1992 | 15.43 % | -17.4% |
| 1993 | 34.36 % | +122.6% |
| 1994 | 17.24 % | -49.8% |
| 1995 | 102.77 % | +496.2% |
| 1996 | 62.11 % | -39.6% |
| 1997 | 29.12 % | -53.1% |
| 1998 | 26.22 % | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 41.65 % | +58.8% |
| 2000 | 32.59 % | -21.7% |
| 2001 | 19.37 % | -40.6% |
| 2002 | 19.71 % | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 16.64 % | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 21.07 % | +26.6% |
| 2005 | 14.36 % | -31.8% |
| 2006 | 25.61 % | +78.3% |
| 2007 | 14.09 % | -45.0% |
| 2008 | 20.52 % | +45.6% |
| 2009 | 16.89 % | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 19.83 % | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 25.62 % | +29.2% |
| 2012 | 19.48 % | -24.0% |
| 2013 | 42.05 % | +115.9% |
| 2014 | 38.07 % | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 33.14 % | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 24.61 % | -25.7% |
| 2017 | 27.69 % | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 10.77 % | -61.1% |
| 2019 | 13.89 % | +28.9% |
| 2020 | 7.06 % | -49.2% |
| 2021 | 13.08 % | +85.3% |
| 2022 | 18.79 % | +43.6% |
| 2023 | 23.72 % | +26.3% |
| 2024 | 29.66 % | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.8 % | -1.44 % | 26.79 % | 9 |
| 1980s | 18.67 % | 10.25 % | 29.42 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3 % | 5.41 % | 102.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.09 % | 14.09 % | 32.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.52 % | 10.77 % | 42.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.46 % | 7.06 % | 29.66 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 9 Ghana 32.49 % compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 8.76 % compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 6.68 % compare
- 10 Yemen 32.03 % compare
- 11 Angola 30.78 % compare
- 11 Micronesia (Federated States of) 6.2 % compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2 % compare
- 13 Pakistan 25.81 % compare
- 13 Timor-Leste -9.55 % compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 24.8 % compare
- 15 Zambia 23.58 % 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)
- 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 gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency in Malawi?
- Gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency in Malawi was 29.66 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 102.77 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.44 % in 1973.
- How does Malawi rank for gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency?
- Malawi ranks 12th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).