Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Malawi
Malawi: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Malawi, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0002 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Malawi peaked at 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1962.
Malawi ranks 144th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0002 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0002 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 141 Nicaragua 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 142 Russia 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 143 Laos 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 145 Bhutan 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Paraguay 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 Ethiopia 0.0002 units per square kilometre 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 0.0002 units per square kilometre 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 0.0002 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Malawi rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Malawi ranks 144th 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 53.3%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.