Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita 2015) in Malawi
Malawi: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita 2015) was 300.88 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
300.88 constant 2015 US$ per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
185th
of 195 countries
All-time high
311.41 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2019
All-time low
133.9 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 1963
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Malawi, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 300.88 constant 2015 US$ per person for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Malawi peaked at 311.41 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 133.9 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1963.
Malawi ranks 185th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita 2015) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 134.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 141.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 139.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 133.9 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 134.14 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 148.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 164.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 172.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 164.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 170 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 166.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 188.9 constant 2015 US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 195.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 194.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 203.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 209.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 213.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 217.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 230.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 232.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 224.31 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 205.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 200.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 199.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 206.2 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 209.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 201.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 195.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 190.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 178.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 184.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 194.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 184.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 182.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 176.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 197.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 188.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 199.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 195.82 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 187.23 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 182.2 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 174.9 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 173.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 179.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 187.06 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 203.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 215.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 224.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 238.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 247.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 255.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 261.95 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 265.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 273.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 281.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 287.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 292.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 296.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 301.58 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 311.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 302.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 307.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 305.12 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 302.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 302.17 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 300.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 300.88 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 330.76 constant 2015 US$ per person, 91% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 300.88 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 666.43 constant 2015 US$ per person, 45% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 150.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | 133.9 constant 2015 US$ per person | 172.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 205.37 constant 2015 US$ per person | 166.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | 232.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 201.28 constant 2015 US$ per person | 178.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | 224.31 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 189.03 constant 2015 US$ per person | 176.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | 199.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 202.78 constant 2015 US$ per person | 173.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | 247.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 282.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | 255.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | 311.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 303.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | 300.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | 307.3 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 182 Syria 385.2 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 183 Guinea-Bissau 369.18 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 184 Burkina Faso 360.63 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 186 Liberia 250.03 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 187 Mozambique 244.75 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 188 Chad 234.76 constant 2015 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 services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Malawi?
- Services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Malawi was 300.88 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 311.41 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 133.9 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1963.
- How does Malawi rank for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 185th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.