Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current in Malawi
Malawi: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current was 989,026 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Malawi, 2017–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Malawi is 989,026 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 27.7% on the previous year and up 261.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Malawi peaked at 989,026 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 273,358 current LCU per person, in 2017.
That places Malawi 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 273,358 current LCU per person | — |
| 2018 | 293,775 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 312,875 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 361,296 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 397,968 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 471,129 current LCU per person | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 626,246 current LCU per person | +32.9% |
| 2024 | 774,720 current LCU per person | +23.7% |
| 2025 | 989,026 current LCU per person | +27.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 989,026 current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 444,524 current LCU per person, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 989,026 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 408,820 current LCU per person, 2.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 293,336 current LCU per person | 273,358 current LCU per person | 312,875 current LCU per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 603,398 current LCU per person | 361,296 current LCU per person | 989,026 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 35 Rwanda 1.03 million current LCU per person compare
- 36 Sri Lanka 1.02 million current LCU per person compare
- 37 Serbia 990,898 current LCU per person compare
- 39 Comoros 909,957 current LCU per person compare
- 40 Cameroon 870,178 current LCU per person compare
- 41 Albania 780,680 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Malawi?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Malawi was 989,026 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 989,026 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 273,358 current LCU per person in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
- Malawi ranks 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 261.8%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- 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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption 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.