Economy & Growth in Malawi

1,221 indicators covering economy & growth for Malawi.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 45.09 Percentage of GDP 2019 down 6.7% 108th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 53.13 Percentage of GDP 2019 down 14.2% 141st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 3.62 Percentage of GDP 2019 up 74.7% 80th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 3.2 Percentage of GDP 2019 down 53.1% 143rd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 0.0881 Percentage of GDP 2019 61st
Total official flows commitments for aid for trade, by recipient 730.15 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 202.7% 19th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 0.0235 Percentage of GDP 2019 down 49.4% 114th
Vulnerability score, Capacity 0.7403 2024 up 8.0% 17th
Cabbages — Producer Price 239,806 LCU 2017 up 747.4% 18th
Rice — Producer Price Index 678.87 2025 up 685.1% 6th
Other pulses n.e.c. — Producer Price Index 271.84 2025 up 153.3% 5th
Treenuts, Total — Producer Price Index 615.14 2025 up 609.3% 1st
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita 3.28 2025 down 21.0% 153rd
Domestic material consumption per capita 3.93 tonnes 2024 up 3.7% 180th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita -0.8% 2024 down 109.4% 197th
Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 11.8% 2024 up 11.0% 92nd
Share of global merchandise exports 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 155th
Augmented Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.2726 2020 up 10.2% 123rd
Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income) 0.2539 2020 up 12.6% 114th
GDP per capita 797.12 international-$ in 1990 prices 2020 up 7.0% 154th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price 465,640 LCU 2017 up 462.2% 15th
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 37.2% 2024 down 21.5% 165th
Annual GDP growth 1.7% 2024 down 70.3% 163rd
Annual GDP growth 1.7% 2024 down 70.3% 152nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 6.0% 2024 up 16.3% 39th
2.5.1a Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ (number) 3,253 No 2024 up 8.4% 74th
Vulnerability score, Water 0.4029 2024 down 1.7% 50th
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Producer Price Index 410.59 2025 up 373.5% 7th
Bananas — Producer Price Index 480.81 2025 up 425.9% 6th
Cabbages — Producer Price 240,288 SLC 2017 up 749.1% 14th
Cucumbers and gherkins — Producer Price 314,930 LCU 2017 up 875.3% 21st
Sorghum — Producer Price Index 317.64 2025 up 229.0% 11th
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population 2012 down 62.8% 109th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education 16.0% 2024 down 3.6% 48th
Annual growth of exports of goods and services 22.4% 2023 up 1,193.8% 21st
Annual growth of imports of goods and services 1.7% 2023 up 112.4% 123rd
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 6.7 2022 down 21.0% 15th
Current account balance as a share of GDP -18.8% 2024 down 46.5% 182nd
Cabbages — Producer Price 329 USD 2017 up 58.1% 84th
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP -18.8% 2024 down 46.5% 191st
Annual growth of the gross capital formation -15.5% 2023 down 238.5% 162nd
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of 1.7% 2024 up 277.4% 118th
Annual growth of households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 4.2% 2023 up 2,796.3% 75th
Annual growth of the general government final consumption expenditure -4.4% 2023 down 187.3% 167th
Other investment, Loans, Other Sectors (BPM6), Short-term 113,094 US dollar 2015 down 19.2% 78th
Peas, dry — Producer Price Index 395.66 2025 up 176.2% 3rd
Soya beans — Producer Price Index 219.05 2025 up 133.2% 14th
Sweet potatoes — Producer Price Index 343.11 2025 up 286.5% 8th
Annual broad money growth 32.2% 2023 down 8.1% 14th
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita 8.9% 2024 down 30.5% 141st
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price 497,766 SLC 2017 up 501.0% 11th
Net portfolio investment -2.65 million usd 2024 up 69.4% 117th
Portfolio investment, net -2.65 million 2024 up 69.4% 121st
Agriculture value added share of GDP 27.8% 2024 up 4.3% 14th
Annual growth of imports of goods and services 1.7% 2023 up 112.4% 116th
Annual growth of exports of goods and services 22.4% 2023 up 1,191.7% 18th
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added 3.7% 2022 down 67.6% 140th
Taxes as a share of cigarette price 47.9% 2022 up 87.0% 117th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Producer Price 681.6 USD 2017 up 16.2% 35th
Total reserves in months of imports 1.91 ratio 2020 up 38.4% 136th