Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Malawi
Malawi: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita) was 1.39 million current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita in Malawi, 2017–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Malawi is 1.39 million current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.5% on the previous year and up 223.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Malawi peaked at 1.39 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 428,725 current LCU per person, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 39th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 428,725 current LCU per person | — |
| 2018 | 463,861 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 504,789 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 531,338 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 585,815 current LCU per person | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 685,269 current LCU per person | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 872,714 current LCU per person | +27.4% |
| 2024 | 1.07 million current LCU per person | +22.9% |
| 2025 | 1.39 million current LCU per person | +29.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.39 million current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 495,050 current LCU per person, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.39 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 631,795 current LCU per person, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 465,792 current LCU per person | 428,725 current LCU per person | 504,789 current LCU per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 855,983 current LCU per person | 531,338 current LCU per person | 1.39 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 36 Sri Lanka 1.56 million current LCU per person compare
- 37 Russia 1.44 million current LCU per person compare
- 38 Congo 1.40 million current LCU per person compare
- 40 Cameroon 1.22 million current LCU per person compare
- 41 Senegal 1.21 million current LCU per person compare
- 42 Albania 1.13 million current LCU 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 national expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Malawi?
- Gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Malawi was 1.39 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 428,725 current LCU per person in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 223.9%. 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 national expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross national expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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 national expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.