Industry (including construction), value added … capita current US in Malawi
Malawi: Industry (including construction), value added … capita current US was 96.05 current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per in Malawi, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 96.05 current US$ per person for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in 2025.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Malawi peaked at 138.62 current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 38.53 current US$ per person, in 1994.
Malawi ranks 202nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added … capita current US in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 68.51 current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 63.83 current US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 57.02 current US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 57.61 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 50.79 current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 49.62 current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 49.68 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 53.52 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 56.28 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 70.53 current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 1990 | 83.49 current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 93.68 current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 86.4 current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 76.25 current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 38.53 current US$ per person | -49.5% |
| 1995 | 41 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 66.19 current US$ per person | +61.4% |
| 1997 | 72.74 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 46.01 current US$ per person | -36.7% |
| 1999 | 45.7 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 42.7 current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 38.55 current US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 84.81 current US$ per person | +120.0% |
| 2003 | 81.21 current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 74.64 current US$ per person | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 72.6 current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 84.69 current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 101.21 current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 104.92 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 113.08 current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 122.5 current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 138.62 current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 98.95 current US$ per person | -28.6% |
| 2013 | 86.59 current US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 91.42 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 94.73 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 79.54 current US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 87.99 current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 98.06 current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 107.46 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 114.97 current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 113.76 current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 102.17 current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 122.17 current US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 89.2 current US$ per person | -27.0% |
| 2025 | 96.05 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 96.05 current US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 169.1 current US$ per person, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 96.05 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 332.67 current US$ per person, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added … capita current US in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +120.0% | 38.55 current US$ per person | 84.81 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.74 current US$ per person | 49.62 current US$ per person | 70.53 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 65 current US$ per person | 38.53 current US$ per person | 93.68 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.84 current US$ per person | 38.55 current US$ per person | 113.08 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.59 current US$ per person | 79.54 current US$ per person | 138.62 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.39 current US$ per person | 89.2 current US$ per person | 122.17 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 199 Syria 126.21 current US$ per person compare
- 200 Central African Republic 118.03 current US$ per person compare
- 201 Lebanon 117.82 current US$ per person compare
- 203 Sao Tome and Principe 91.01 current US$ per person compare
- 204 Afghanistan 60.53 current US$ per person compare
- 205 Burundi 42.62 current 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)
- 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 industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Malawi?
- Industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Malawi was 96.05 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 138.62 current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.53 current US$ per person in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?
- Malawi ranks 202nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) 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 (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Industry (including construction), value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.