Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) in Malawi
Malawi: Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) was 11.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a in Malawi, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Malawi is 11.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Malawi peaked at 12.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 89th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | +1.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 11.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 11.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.0%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -14.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Malawi?
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Malawi was 11.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a?
- Malawi ranks 89th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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