Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0005 million USD per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
187th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0006 million USD per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.0002 million USD per person
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Malawi, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Malawi is 0.0005 million USD per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0006 million USD per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 million USD per person, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 187th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -14.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -0.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0005 million USD per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0007 million USD per person, 76% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0005 million USD per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0013 million USD per person, 41% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 184 Liberia 0.0007 million USD per person compare
- 185 Mozambique 0.0006 million USD per person compare
- 186 Niger 0.0006 million USD per person compare
- 188 Somalia 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 189 Yemen 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 190 Madagascar 0.0005 million USD 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate -29.8 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Malawi?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Malawi was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 million USD per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.