Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per in Malawi
Malawi: Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per was 0.143 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per in Malawi, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.143 current US$ per US$ of GDP for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Malawi peaked at 0.3344 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.143 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Malawi 169th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.2309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2578 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2797 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2912 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2602 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1949 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1954 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1904 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1789 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1981 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1844 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1752 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1921 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1894 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1807 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1817 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1742 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1726 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1756 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1839 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1908 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1842 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1929 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 0.143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2797 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2401 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1949 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1914 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1752 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1726 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1929 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 166 Belize 0.1457 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 167 Afghanistan 0.1452 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 168 Seychelles 0.1435 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 170 Dominica 0.1411 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 171 Fiji 0.1388 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 172 Marshall Islands 0.1341 current US$ 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 42,016 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 10.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 96.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 11.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 250.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 168,173 current LCU per person (2025)
- 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)
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 0.143 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3344 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.143 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?
- Malawi ranks 169th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.