GDP, PPP in Malawi
Malawi: GDP, PPP was 42.19 billion current international $ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP, PPP in Malawi, 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 42.19 billion current international $ for gdp, ppp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp, ppp in Malawi peaked at 42.19 billion current international $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.41 billion current international $, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 140th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.31 billion current international $ | 6.41 billion current international $ | 10.61 billion current international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.12 billion current international $ | 10.71 billion current international $ | 19.98 billion current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.44 billion current international $ | 21.61 billion current international $ | 27.59 billion current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.85 billion current international $ | 29.56 billion current international $ | 42.19 billion current international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 137 Moldova 47.20 billion current international $ compare
- 138 Congo 47.00 billion current international $ compare
- 139 Brunei 43.10 billion current international $ compare
- 141 Mauritius 41.87 billion current international $ compare
- 142 Malta 41.86 billion current international $ compare
- 143 Mauritania 40.80 billion 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, ppp in Malawi?
- Gdp, ppp in Malawi was 42.19 billion current international $ in 2025, according to International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest gdp, ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 42.19 billion current international $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp, ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.41 billion current international $ in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for gdp, ppp?
- Malawi ranks 140th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp, ppp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as part of GDP, 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) 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. 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.