Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Malawi
Malawi: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0003 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Malawi, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Malawi stood at 0.0003 units per person. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 417.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Malawi peaked at 0.0003 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Malawi 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +22.3% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +23.4% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +16.3% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +18.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +22.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +32.4% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +18.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +103.1% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +58.9% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +26.6% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +23.5% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +38.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +29.4% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +31.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +27.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per person | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per person | +10.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0003 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 87% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0003 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency 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 | +103.1% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
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 | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 66 North Macedonia 0.0004 units per person compare
- 67 Vanuatu 0.0004 units per person compare
- 68 Niger 0.0003 units per person compare
- 70 Central African Republic 0.0003 units per person compare
- 71 Qatar 0.0003 units per person compare
- 72 Seychelles 0.0002 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Malawi?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Malawi was 0.0003 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Malawi ranks 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 417.4%. 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), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.