GDP in Malawi
Malawi: GDP was 26.12 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP in Malawi, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 26.12 trillion current LCU for gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.8% on the previous year and up 467.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp in Malawi peaked at 26.12 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.46 billion current LCU, in 1980.
Malawi ranks 43rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.08 billion current LCU | 1.46 billion current LCU | 6.39 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.29 billion current LCU | 7.47 billion current LCU | 113.94 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 641.18 billion current LCU | 151.08 billion current LCU | 1.27 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.45 trillion current LCU | 1.52 trillion current LCU | 8.24 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.32 trillion current LCU | 8.82 trillion current LCU | 26.12 trillion current LCU | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Malawi
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,751 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.46 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 835.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.83 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -282.84 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -161.55 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.16 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 600 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 25.84 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp in Malawi?
- Gdp in Malawi was 26.12 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 26.12 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 billion current LCU in 1980.
- How does Malawi rank for gdp?
- Malawi ranks 43rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 467.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.