GDP per capita, PPP in Malawi
Malawi: GDP per capita, PPP was 1,899 current international $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita, PPP in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1,899 current international $ for gdp per capita, ppp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita, ppp in Malawi peaked at 1,899 current international $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 671.5 current international $, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 197th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 804.15 current international $ | 671.5 current international $ | 960.71 current international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,097 current international $ | 924.06 current international $ | 1,388 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,451 current international $ | 1,364 current international $ | 1,558 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,762 current international $ | 1,513 current international $ | 1,899 current international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 194 Liberia 1,981 current international $ compare
- 195 Madagascar 1,952 current international $ compare
- 196 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,920 current international $ compare
- 198 Eritrea 1,742 current international $ compare
- 199 Mozambique 1,698 current international $ compare
- 200 Somalia 1,643 current international $ compare
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 per capita, ppp in Malawi?
- Gdp per capita, ppp in Malawi was 1,899 current international $ in 2025, according to International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,899 current international $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 671.5 current international $ in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Malawi ranks 197th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as part of GDP per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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 series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.