Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita in Malawi
Malawi: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita was 0 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Malawi, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0 units per person for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in 2019. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Malawi peaked at 0 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1964.
That places Malawi 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | -10.9% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +24.6% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +15.5% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -14.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per person, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 182 Mozambique 0 units per person compare
- 183 Liberia 0 units per person compare
- 184 Niger 0 units per person compare
- 186 Yemen 0 units per person compare
- 187 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 units per person compare
- 188 Central African Republic 0 units 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0151 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Malawi?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Malawi was 0 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1964.
- How does Malawi rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Malawi ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- 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.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.