Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.8778 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Malawi, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.8778 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 26.4% on the previous year and up 373.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.8778 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Malawi 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +22.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +23.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +16.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +18.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +22.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 million SLC per person | +32.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | +18.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | +103.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0059 million SLC per person | +58.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0075 million SLC per person | +26.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0093 million SLC per person | +23.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0128 million SLC per person | +38.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0166 million SLC per person | +29.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0193 million SLC per person | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0226 million SLC per person | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0257 million SLC per person | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0303 million SLC per person | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0337 million SLC per person | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0412 million SLC per person | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0457 million SLC per person | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0535 million SLC per person | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0607 million SLC per person | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0706 million SLC per person | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0862 million SLC per person | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1001 million SLC per person | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1382 million SLC per person | +38.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1855 million SLC per person | +34.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2402 million SLC per person | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2913 million SLC per person | +21.3% |
| 2017 | 0.362 million SLC per person | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3905 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4331 million SLC per person | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4516 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4976 million SLC per person | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5761 million SLC per person | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6947 million SLC per person | +20.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8778 million SLC per person | +26.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.8778 million SLC per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5527 million SLC per person, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.8778 million SLC per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5688 million SLC per person, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita 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% | 0.0018 million SLC per person | 0.0037 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.0002 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 million SLC per person | 0.0003 million SLC per person | 0.0009 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0046 million SLC per person | 0.0009 million SLC per person | 0.0128 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0349 million SLC per person | 0.0166 million SLC per person | 0.0607 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2298 million SLC per person | 0.0706 million SLC per person | 0.4331 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6196 million SLC per person | 0.4516 million SLC per person | 0.8778 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 56.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.61 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 257.97 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 20.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -29.8 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Malawi?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Malawi was 0.8778 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8778 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 373.2%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.