Services, value added in Malawi
Malawi: Services, value added was 12.71 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Malawi, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Malawi is 12.71 trillion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.2% on the previous year and up 418.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Malawi peaked at 12.71 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 545.48 million current LCU, in 1980.
That places Malawi 42nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.06 billion current LCU | 545.48 million current LCU | 1.74 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.48 billion current LCU | 2.11 billion current LCU | 53.40 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 312.35 billion current LCU | 68.83 billion current LCU | 640.79 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 trillion current LCU | 780.29 billion current LCU | 4.33 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.27 trillion current LCU | 4.44 trillion current LCU | 12.71 trillion current LCU | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Malawi
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -18.1% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 28.4% (2025)
- GDP per capita 548.16 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 11.0% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 12.18 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 548.16 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,751 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.46 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 835.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.83 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Malawi?
- Services, value added in Malawi was 12.71 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 12.71 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 545.48 million current LCU in 1980.
- How does Malawi rank for services, value added?
- Malawi ranks 42nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 418.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.