Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) in Malawi
Malawi: Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) was 99.42 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) in Malawi, 1967–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Malawi is 99.42 constant 2015 US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Malawi peaked at 104.21 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.32 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1967.
That places Malawi 191st out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 54.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1968 | 55.56 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 57.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 58.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 59.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 68.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 1973 | 65.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 69.14 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 79.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 74.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 75.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 82.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 79.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 77.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 72.56 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 69.85 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 69.31 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 66.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 68.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 65.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 63.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 63.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 65.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 69 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 69.55 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 69.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 63.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 65.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 68.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 72.9 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 71.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 71.2 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 71.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 69.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 60.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 54.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 59.29 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 60.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 63.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 67.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 75.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 79.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 91.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 96.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 95.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 92.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 92.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 94.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 94.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 93.9 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 102.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 104.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 104.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 100.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 100 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 99.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | 54.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | 57.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3 |
| 1970s | 71.23 constant 2015 US$ per person | 58.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | 82.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | 63.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | 77.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | 63.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | 72.9 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | 54.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | 91.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | 92.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | 102.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.53 constant 2015 US$ per person | 99.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | 104.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 188 Afghanistan 101.86 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 189 Syria 101.4 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 190 Central African Republic 101.05 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 192 Sudan 93.91 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 193 Madagascar 93.46 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 194 East Timor 82.45 constant 2015 US$ 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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1481 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 101.32 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 68,036 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 45.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4866 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 326.79 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Malawi?
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Malawi was 99.42 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 104.21 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.32 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1967.
- How does Malawi rank for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Malawi ranks 191st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Industry (including construction), value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.