Industry (including construction), value added in Malawi
Malawi: Industry (including construction), value added was 14.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Malawi, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Malawi stood at 14.3%. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Malawi peaked at 33.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2025.
Malawi ranks 169th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.8% | — |
| 1981 | 23.1% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 22.5% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 22.8% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 21.2% | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 22.8% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 25.8% | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 24.5% | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 28.0% | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 29.1% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 28.8% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 33.4% | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 22.8% | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 19.8% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 19.5% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 14.3% | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.7% | 21.2% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.0% | 19.5% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 17.5% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.3% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 14.3% | 19.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 166 Belize 14.6% compare
- 167 Afghanistan 14.5% compare
- 168 Seychelles 14.3% compare
- 170 Dominica 14.1% compare
- 171 Fiji 13.9% compare
- 172 Marshall Islands 13.4% 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 32.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,628 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 1.09 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7658 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 514.23 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 509.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Malawi?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Malawi was 14.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Malawi ranks 169th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.