Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Malawi
Malawi: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) was 1,577 current international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Malawi, 2017–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1,577 current international $ per person for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in 2025.
The figure 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, ppp (current) in Malawi peaked at 1,603 current international $ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,097 current international $ per person, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 174th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,097 current international $ per person | — |
| 2018 | 1,101 current international $ per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,126 current international $ per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,286 current international $ per person | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 1,411 current international $ per person | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 1,491 current international $ per person | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 1,603 current international $ per person | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 1,544 current international $ per person | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 1,577 current international $ per person | +2.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1,577 current international $ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,075 current international $ per person, 76% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1,577 current international $ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,018 current international $ per person, 52% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,108 current international $ per person | 1,097 current international $ per person | 1,126 current international $ per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,485 current international $ per person | 1,286 current international $ per person | 1,603 current international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 171 Zambia 1,972 current international $ per person compare
- 172 Solomon Islands 1,762 current international $ per person compare
- 173 Somalia 1,674 current international $ per person compare
- 175 Niger 1,541 current international $ per person compare
- 176 Chad 1,524 current international $ per person compare
- 177 Madagascar 1,503 current 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 (current) in Malawi?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Malawi was 1,577 current international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,603 current international $ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,097 current international $ per person in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Malawi ranks 174th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current 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 (current 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 (current 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.
About this data
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.