Gross capital formation in Malawi

Malawi: Gross capital formation was 18.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
18.6%
Change on year
up 601.2%
World rank
17th
of 168 countries
All-time high
18.6%
in 2025
All-time low
-18.1%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2018–2025

Gross capital formation in Malawi, 2018–2025

-20-10010202018202120252018: -4.6 annual % growth2019: 16.6 annual % growth2020: -18.1 annual % growth2021: -0.57 annual % growth2022: -14 annual % growth2023: -15.5 annual % growth2024: -3.7 annual % growth2025: 18.6 annual % growth

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 18.6% for gross capital formation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 601.2% on the previous year and up 507.7% over ten years.

Malawi ranks 17th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.0% -4.6% 16.6% 2
2020s -5.5% -18.1% 18.6% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross capital formation in Malawi?
Gross capital formation in Malawi was 18.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2025.
What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was -18.1% in 2020.
How does Malawi rank for gross capital formation?
Malawi ranks 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 507.7%. 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 Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross capital formation (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 8,398 data points, 1961–2025
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.