Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Malawi
Malawi: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) was 47.01 current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Malawi, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 47.01 current US$ per person for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 29.4% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Malawi peaked at 47.63 current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.45 current US$ per person, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 174th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.95 current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 15.62 current US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 13.23 current US$ per person | -15.3% |
| 1983 | 14.23 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 15.31 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 15.32 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 13.07 current US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 16.99 current US$ per person | +29.9% |
| 1988 | 21.24 current US$ per person | +25.1% |
| 1989 | 28.1 current US$ per person | +32.3% |
| 1990 | 30.45 current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 17.01 current US$ per person | -44.1% |
| 1992 | 15.35 current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 12.57 current US$ per person | -18.1% |
| 1994 | 11.65 current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 15.29 current US$ per person | +31.3% |
| 1996 | 17.13 current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 10.25 current US$ per person | -40.2% |
| 1998 | 12.85 current US$ per person | +25.4% |
| 1999 | 11.66 current US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 12.86 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 10.59 current US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 3.45 current US$ per person | -67.4% |
| 2003 | 10.35 current US$ per person | +199.8% |
| 2004 | 25.04 current US$ per person | +142.1% |
| 2005 | 30.21 current US$ per person | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 27.52 current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 29.66 current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 34.58 current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 39.07 current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 42.64 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 47.63 current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 34.86 current US$ per person | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 31.02 current US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 33.05 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 33.68 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 28.12 current US$ per person | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 30.76 current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 34.48 current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 35.09 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 33.53 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 38.74 current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 37.82 current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 42.5 current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 36.32 current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 2025 | 47.01 current US$ per person | +29.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 47.01 current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 40.45 current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 47.01 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.16 current US$ per person, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +199.8% | 3.45 current US$ per person | 10.35 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.11 current US$ per person | 13.07 current US$ per person | 28.1 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.42 current US$ per person | 10.25 current US$ per person | 30.45 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.33 current US$ per person | 3.45 current US$ per person | 39.07 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.13 current US$ per person | 28.12 current US$ per person | 47.63 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.32 current US$ per person | 33.53 current US$ per person | 47.01 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 60.95 current US$ per person compare
- 172 Rwanda 59.84 current US$ per person compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 51.2 current US$ per person compare
- 175 Zambia 46.51 current US$ per person compare
- 176 Madagascar 45.33 current US$ per person compare
- 177 Solomon Islands 38.46 current 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 taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Malawi?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Malawi was 47.01 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 47.63 current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.45 current US$ per person in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.