Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP in Malawi
Malawi: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP was 1,389 constant 2021 international $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP in Malawi, 2017–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), note: This information is for PPP conversion factors., publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date published: May 30, 2024. Measured in constant 2021 international $.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita, ppp in Malawi stood at 1,389 constant 2021 international $.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita, ppp in Malawi peaked at 1,411 constant 2021 international $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,269 constant 2021 international $, in 2019.
That places Malawi 162nd out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,335 constant 2021 international $ | — |
| 2018 | 1,297 constant 2021 international $ | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1,269 constant 2021 international $ | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,398 constant 2021 international $ | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 1,411 constant 2021 international $ | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,386 constant 2021 international $ | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,408 constant 2021 international $ | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1,397 constant 2021 international $ | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 1,389 constant 2021 international $ | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,300 constant 2021 international $ | 1,269 constant 2021 international $ | 1,335 constant 2021 international $ | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,398 constant 2021 international $ | 1,386 constant 2021 international $ | 1,411 constant 2021 international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 159 Burkina Faso 1,731 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 160 Solomon Islands 1,703 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 161 Chad 1,442 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 163 Sudan 1,358 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 164 Niger 1,277 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 165 Madagascar 1,257 constant 2021 international $ 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 45.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 326.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 46.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 852.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 572,135 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4481 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita, ppp in Malawi?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita, ppp in Malawi was 1,389 constant 2021 international $ in 2025, according to International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), note: This information is for PPP conversion factors., publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date published: May 30, 2024.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,411 constant 2021 international $ in 2021.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,269 constant 2021 international $ in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Malawi ranks 162nd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), note: This information is for PPP conversion factors., publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date published: May 30, 2024, published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This indicator provides values for final consumption expenditure per person expressed in constant international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2021. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.