Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita was 22,397 constant LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Malawi, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 22,397 constant LCU per person for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Malawi peaked at 27,929 constant LCU per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2,933 constant LCU per person, in 2005.
Malawi ranks 53rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,933 constant LCU per person | — |
| 2006 | 27,929 constant LCU per person | +852.3% |
| 2007 | 25,251 constant LCU per person | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 19,391 constant LCU per person | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 20,394 constant LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 21,163 constant LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 21,569 constant LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 21,357 constant LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 21,882 constant LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 22,474 constant LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 22,476 constant LCU per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22,418 constant LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 22,460 constant LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 24,119 constant LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 22,844 constant LCU per person | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 20,202 constant LCU per person | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 23,028 constant LCU per person | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 21,898 constant LCU per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 23,374 constant LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 22,602 constant LCU per person | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 22,397 constant LCU per person | -0.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 22,397 constant LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 16,959 constant LCU per person, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 22,397 constant LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,952 constant LCU per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +852.3% | 2,933 constant LCU per person | 27,929 constant LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,180 constant LCU per person | 2,933 constant LCU per person | 27,929 constant LCU per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 22,276 constant LCU per person | 21,163 constant LCU per person | 24,119 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,250 constant LCU per person | 20,202 constant LCU per person | 23,374 constant LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 50 Djibouti 35,172 constant LCU per person compare
- 51 Guinea-Bissau 26,475 constant LCU per person compare
- 52 Maldives 22,755 constant LCU per person compare
- 54 Kyrgyzstan 22,029 constant LCU per person compare
- 55 Nigeria 20,916 constant LCU per person compare
- 56 India 19,249 constant LCU 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 56.42 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.61 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 257.97 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 20.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 11.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -29.8 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Malawi?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Malawi was 22,397 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 27,929 constant LCU per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,933 constant LCU per person in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 53rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.