Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Malawi
Malawi: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 84.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Malawi, 2017–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Malawi is 84.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Malawi peaked at 85.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 2019.
Malawi ranks 25th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 75.5% | — |
| 2018 | 75.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.2% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 84.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.3% | 72.2% | 75.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 80.0% | 85.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -29.8 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0505 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 30.43 current US$ per person (2020)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 26.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 122.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 27.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 319.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Malawi?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Malawi was 84.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Malawi ranks 25th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field 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 indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.