Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Malawi
Malawi: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) was 99,620 current LCU per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita in Malawi, 2017–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 99,620 current LCU per person for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 143.6% over ten years.
Malawi ranks 44th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 40,901 current LCU per person | — |
| 2018 | 44,592 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 49,931 current LCU per person | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 54,456 current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 59,144 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 61,648 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 94,123 current LCU per person | +52.7% |
| 2024 | 99,620 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 99,620 current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 34,220 current LCU per person, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 99,620 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40,856 current LCU per person, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45,141 current LCU per person | 40,901 current LCU per person | 49,931 current LCU per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 73,798 current LCU per person | 54,456 current LCU per person | 99,620 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Malawi?
- Manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Malawi was 99,620 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 99,620 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,901 current LCU per person in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.6%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Manufacturing, 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
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.