Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Malawi
Malawi: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) was 82,297 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Malawi, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 82,297 current LCU per person for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 30.4% on the previous year and up 389.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Malawi peaked at 82,297 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.97 current LCU per person, in 1982.
Malawi ranks 43rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.58 current LCU per person | — |
| 1981 | 13.98 current LCU per person | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 13.97 current LCU per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 16.71 current LCU per person | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 21.64 current LCU per person | +29.5% |
| 1985 | 26.34 current LCU per person | +21.7% |
| 1986 | 24.33 current LCU per person | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 37.52 current LCU per person | +54.2% |
| 1988 | 54.41 current LCU per person | +45.0% |
| 1989 | 77.55 current LCU per person | +42.5% |
| 1990 | 83.09 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 47.68 current LCU per person | -42.6% |
| 1992 | 55.31 current LCU per person | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 55.35 current LCU per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 101.74 current LCU per person | +83.8% |
| 1995 | 233.73 current LCU per person | +129.7% |
| 1996 | 262.19 current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 168.5 current LCU per person | -35.7% |
| 1998 | 399.31 current LCU per person | +137.0% |
| 1999 | 514.28 current LCU per person | +28.8% |
| 2000 | 765.72 current LCU per person | +48.9% |
| 2001 | 764.37 current LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 264.61 current LCU per person | -65.4% |
| 2003 | 1,008 current LCU per person | +281.0% |
| 2004 | 2,727 current LCU per person | +170.6% |
| 2005 | 3,578 current LCU per person | +31.2% |
| 2006 | 3,742 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 4,151 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 4,860 current LCU per person | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 5,515 current LCU per person | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 6,417 current LCU per person | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 7,455 current LCU per person | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 8,683 current LCU per person | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 11,303 current LCU per person | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 14,043 current LCU per person | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 16,827 current LCU per person | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 20,190 current LCU per person | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 22,460 current LCU per person | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 25,253 current LCU per person | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 26,162 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 25,129 current LCU per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 31,222 current LCU per person | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 35,895 current LCU per person | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 49,348 current LCU per person | +37.5% |
| 2024 | 63,133 current LCU per person | +27.9% |
| 2025 | 82,297 current LCU per person | +30.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 82,297 current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 15,841 current LCU per person, 5.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 82,297 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,466 current LCU per person, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +281.0% | 264.61 current LCU per person | 1,008 current LCU per person |
| 2004 | +170.6% | 1,008 current LCU per person | 2,727 current LCU per person |
| 1998 | +137.0% | 168.5 current LCU per person | 399.31 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.1 current LCU per person | 13.97 current LCU per person | 77.55 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 192.12 current LCU per person | 47.68 current LCU per person | 514.28 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,738 current LCU per person | 264.61 current LCU per person | 5,515 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,879 current LCU per person | 6,417 current LCU per person | 26,162 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,837 current LCU per person | 25,129 current LCU per person | 82,297 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 84,283 current LCU per person compare
- 41 Turkey 83,238 current LCU per person compare
- 42 Mauritius 82,616 current LCU per person compare
- 44 Cameroon 81,670 current LCU per person compare
- 45 Congo 79,023 current LCU per person compare
- 46 North Macedonia 74,398 current 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)
- 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 taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Malawi?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Malawi was 82,297 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 82,297 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.97 current LCU per person in 1982.
- How does Malawi rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 43rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 389.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current 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 (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.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current 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 (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.