Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Malawi
Malawi: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0634 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Malawi, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Malawi is 0.0634 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 583.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Malawi peaked at 0.0634 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malawi 45th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +102.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +62.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 2000 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0269 units per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0341 units per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0492 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0634 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0634 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0104 units per square kilometre, 6.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0634 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 | +102.8% | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre |
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 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.033 units per square kilometre | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | 0.0634 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 42 Senegal 0.072 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 India 0.0685 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Israel 0.065 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Somalia 0.063 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Philippines 0.0624 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Serbia 0.0619 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Malawi?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Malawi was 0.0634 units per square kilometre 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 0.0634 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Malawi ranks 45th 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 583.8%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.