Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … unit GDP PPP in Malawi
Malawi: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) was 2.35 current international $ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Malawi, 2017–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Malawi is 2.35 current international $ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Malawi peaked at 2.96 current international $ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.94 current international $ per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
That places Malawi 23rd out of 182 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current international $ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.21 current international $ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2018 | 2.07 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.94 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 2.13 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 2.28 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 2.47 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 2.53 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.96 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2025 | 2.35 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2.35 current international $ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.13 current international $ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2.35 current international $ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.8 current international $ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.07 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.94 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.21 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.45 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.13 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.96 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 20 Rwanda 2.47 current international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Jordan 2.44 current international $ per US$ of GDP
- 22 Tunisia 2.43 current international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Ukraine 2.35 current international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 2.26 current international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Kenya 2.21 current international $ per US$ of GDP 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0151 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 2.35 current international $ per US$ of GDP 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 2.96 current international $ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 current international $ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Malawi ranks 23rd 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 6.1%. 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 (current international $), per unit of GDP. 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 $) divided by GDP (current US$), 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 $) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.