Households and NPISHs Final consumption … current unit GDP LCU in Malawi
Malawi: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … current unit GDP LCU was 1,473 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Malawi, 2017–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1,473 current LCU per US$ of GDP for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 167.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Malawi peaked at 1,483 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 538.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
Malawi ranks 18th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … current unit GDP LCU in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 551.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2018 | 550.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 538.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 599.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 644.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 779.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 988.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +26.8% |
| 2024 | 1,483 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 1,473 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1,473 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 484.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 3.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1,473 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 331.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 4.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 546.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 538.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 551.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2020s | 994.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 599.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,483 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 15 Cambodia 2,338 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Mongolia 1,825 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Sudan 1,805 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,412 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Tanzania 1,284 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Rwanda 919.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP 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 1,473 current LCU per US$ of GDP 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 1,483 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 538.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
- Malawi ranks 18th 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 167.1%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.