Economy & Growth in Malawi 1,221 indicators covering economy & growth for Malawi. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 220.39 2024 down 63.2% 153rd Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by 103.51 2025 up 28.7% 47th Cucumbers and gherkins — Producer Price Index 288.93 2025 up 210.5% 13th Overdue obligations to the IMF, US dollar 0 2018 — 3rd Overdue obligations to the IMF, SDR 0 2018 — 3rd SDR Allocation, Escrow Account, US dollar 0 2018 — 3rd SDR Allocation, Escrow Account, SDR 0 2018 — 3rd Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita 16.72 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 11.6% 104th Share of central government spending funded by taxes 47.6% 2022 down 21.0% 135th Tax revenue as share of GDP 15.1% 2023 up 50.1% 125th Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Producer Price 1.84 million LCU 2017 up 182.8% 18th Maize (corn) — Producer Price 101,724 LCU 2017 up 435.4% 34th Portfolio investment, Equity and investment fund shares, Other 113,914 US dollar 2015 up 34.0% 125th Tax revenue as share of GDP 15.1% 2023 up 50.1% 126th Potatoes — Producer Price 359,399 LCU 2017 up 319.9% 22nd Other investment, Loans, Other Sectors (BPM6) 113,094 US dollar 2015 down 78.4% 103rd Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP 0 constant LCU 2025 down 100.0% 67th Tomatoes — Producer Price 362,164 SLC 2017 up 578.3% 22nd Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value 16,420 million SLC 2019 — 30th Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value US$ 22.02 million USD 2019 — 105th Environmental protection (central government expenditure) — Value 21.52 million USD 2019 — 106th Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita 0.36 2020 up 9.1% 14th Alcohol consumption vs. GDP per capita 3.61 liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age 2020 up 1.1% 107th Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP 7.4% 2023 up 59.2% 72nd Beans, dry — Producer Price Index 370.59 2025 up 290.9% 4th Tomatoes — Producer Price 495.9 USD 2017 up 26.3% 104th Wheat — Producer Price Index 222.51 2025 up 167.5% 18th Unmanufactured tobacco — Producer Price Index 138.24 2025 up 28.8% 37th Direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, Equity and 236.92 million US dollar 2024 up 4,058.8% 100th Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Producer Price 1.87 million SLC 2016 up 187.3% 17th 15.6.1 Countries with legislative, administrative and policy 1 No 2025 — 1st Maize (corn) — Producer Price 129,376 SLC 2017 up 580.9% 28th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade 141.2 Percentage of merchandise value 2020 down 11.4% 46th Citrus Fruit, Total — Producer Price Index 173.59 2025 up 61.8% 30th Potatoes — Producer Price 368,496 SLC 2017 up 330.5% 19th Other fruits, n.e.c. — Producer Price Index 174.23 2025 up 62.4% 12th Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person -0.6% 2025 down 129.7% 177th 2.1.1 Number of undernourished people — Value 5.3 million No 2024 up 103.8% 22nd Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD) — Value — July 2026 3,139 Int$ (PPP) per person per day 2025 up 428.9% 23rd Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 92.7 % 2025 up 8.4% 2nd Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 20.6 million No 2025 up 33.8% 25th Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 11.8% 2025 up 9.1% 87th Other investment, Other accounts receivable, Other Sectors (BPM6) 823,712 US dollar 2024 down 27.7% 97th Military spending as a share of GDP 0.7% 2019 up 6.6% 140th Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Producer Price 2,610 USD 2016 down 43.5% 44th Maize (corn) — Producer Price 177.2 USD 2017 up 30.5% 110th IMF-Adapted ND-GAIN Index 0.3869 2024 up 1.6% 164th Readiness score, IMF-Adapted Economic 0.3791 2024 down 4.3% 141st Readiness score, Governance 0.4115 2024 up 3.1% 123rd Readiness score, Social 0.178 2024 up 8.1% 179th IMF-Adapted Readiness score 0.3229 2024 up 0.9% 152nd Vulnerability score, GDP-Adjusted 0.0637 2024 down 11.5% 42nd Vulnerability score, Ecosystems 0.5145 2024 down 0.2% 47th Vulnerability score, Food 0.6075 2024 down 2.5% 26th Vulnerability score, Habitat 0.4876 2024 up 2.5% 111th Vulnerability score, Heath 0.7325 2024 down 4.6% 19th Vulnerability score, Sensitivity 0.4007 2024 down 5.2% 41st Vulnerability score 0.549 2024 down 1.7% 27th Vulnerability score, Exposure 0.4932 2024 unchanged 46th Potatoes — Producer Price 504.6 USD 2017 down 16.8% 59th ← Previous Page 15 of 21 Next →