Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita was 583.08 USD in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Malawi, 1970–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national income — value us$ per capita in Malawi is 583.08 USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value us$ per capita in Malawi peaked at 599.19 USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 122.13 USD, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 189th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 122.13 USD | — |
| 1971 | 152.09 USD | +24.5% |
| 1972 | 169.4 USD | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 160.79 USD | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 197.99 USD | +23.1% |
| 1975 | 213.79 USD | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 216.15 USD | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 251.26 USD | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 293.65 USD | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 292.46 USD | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 328.13 USD | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 320.18 USD | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 286.22 USD | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 282.18 USD | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 280.54 USD | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 253.55 USD | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 254.75 USD | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 245.37 USD | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 264.35 USD | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 289.83 USD | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 343.4 USD | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 391.23 USD | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 324.15 USD | -17.1% |
| 1993 | 349.51 USD | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 219.81 USD | -37.1% |
| 1995 | 228.4 USD | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 199.58 USD | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 293.38 USD | +47.0% |
| 1998 | 291.2 USD | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 286.06 USD | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 275.42 USD | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 262.57 USD | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 159.77 USD | -39.2% |
| 2003 | 142.09 USD | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 148.55 USD | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 158.23 USD | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 297.38 USD | +87.9% |
| 2007 | 320.69 USD | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 370.12 USD | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 421.57 USD | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 464.44 USD | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 545.21 USD | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 395.51 USD | -27.5% |
| 2013 | 371.62 USD | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 428.55 USD | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 469.41 USD | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 404.55 USD | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 487.28 USD | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 524.35 USD | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 566.92 USD | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 586.04 USD | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 599.19 USD | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 589.7 USD | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 583.08 USD | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 206.97 USD | 122.13 USD | 293.65 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 280.51 USD | 245.37 USD | 328.13 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 292.67 USD | 199.58 USD | 391.23 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 255.64 USD | 142.09 USD | 421.57 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 465.78 USD | 371.62 USD | 566.92 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 589.5 USD | 583.08 USD | 599.19 USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 186 Liberia 617.47 USD compare
- 187 Somalia 595.23 USD compare
- 188 Mozambique 593.71 USD compare
- 190 Central African Republic 525.29 USD compare
- 191 Madagascar 498.29 USD compare
- 192 Afghanistan 397.19 USD 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 32.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,628 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 1.09 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7658 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 514.23 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 509.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national income — value us$ per capita in Malawi?
- Gross national income — value us$ per capita in Malawi was 583.08 USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross national income — value us$ per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 599.19 USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value us$ per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.13 USD in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for gross national income — value us$ per capita?
- Malawi ranks 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value us$ per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).