Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) in Malawi
Malawi: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) was 1,389 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) in Malawi, 2017–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) in Malawi stood at 1,389 constant 2021 international $ per person.
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, ppp (constant) in Malawi peaked at 1,411 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,269 constant 2021 international $ per person, in 2019.
Malawi ranks 163rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,335 constant 2021 international $ per person | — |
| 2018 | 1,297 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1,269 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,398 constant 2021 international $ per person | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 1,411 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,386 constant 2021 international $ per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,408 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1,397 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 1,389 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1,389 constant 2021 international $ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,771 constant 2021 international $ per person, 78% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1,389 constant 2021 international $ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,578 constant 2021 international $ per person, 54% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,300 constant 2021 international $ per person | 1,269 constant 2021 international $ per person | 1,335 constant 2021 international $ per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,398 constant 2021 international $ per person | 1,386 constant 2021 international $ per person | 1,411 constant 2021 international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 160 Burkina Faso 1,731 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 161 Solomon Islands 1,703 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 162 Chad 1,442 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 164 Sudan 1,358 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 165 Niger 1,277 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 166 Madagascar 1,257 constant 2021 international $ 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 56.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.61 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 257.97 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 20.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -29.8 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) in Malawi?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) in Malawi was 1,389 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,411 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,269 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant)?
- Malawi ranks 163rd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2021 international $), 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, PPP (constant 2021 international $) 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, PPP (constant 2021 international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- 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.
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Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.