Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP in Malawi
Malawi: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP was 1,577 current 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 current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita, ppp in Malawi is 1,577 current international $, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita, ppp in Malawi peaked at 1,603 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,097 current international $, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 174th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,097 current international $ | — |
| 2018 | 1,101 current international $ | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,126 current international $ | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,286 current international $ | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 1,411 current international $ | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 1,491 current international $ | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 1,603 current international $ | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 1,544 current international $ | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 1,577 current international $ | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,108 current international $ | 1,097 current international $ | 1,126 current international $ | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,485 current international $ | 1,286 current international $ | 1,603 current international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 171 Zambia 1,972 current international $ compare
- 172 Solomon Islands 1,762 current international $ compare
- 173 Somalia 1,674 current international $ compare
- 175 Niger 1,541 current international $ compare
- 176 Chad 1,524 current international $ compare
- 177 Madagascar 1,503 current 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)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -23.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -24.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 25.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 525.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 353,070 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 114.45 constant 2015 US$ per person (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 1,577 current 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 1,603 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,097 current international $ in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Malawi ranks 174th out of 182 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 43.7%. 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 (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for final consumption expenditure per person expressed in current 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. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. 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.