Gross national expenditure in Malawi

Malawi: Gross national expenditure was 17.62 billion current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
17.62 billion current US$
Change on year
up 31.9%
World rank
136th
of 185 countries
All-time high
17.62 billion current US$
in 2025
All-time low
10.59 billion current US$
in 2017
Years of data
9
2017–2025

Gross national expenditure in Malawi, 2017–2025

05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B2017202120252017: 10.6B current US$2018: 11.7B current US$2019: 12.9B current US$2020: 13.8B current US$2021: 14.6B current US$2022: 14.9B current US$2023: 15.9B current US$2024: 13.4B current US$2025: 17.6B current US$

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 17.62 billion current US$ for gross national expenditure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 31.9% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Malawi peaked at 17.62 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.59 billion current US$, in 2017.

That places Malawi 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 11.74 billion current US$ 10.59 billion current US$ 12.88 billion current US$ 3
2020s 15.02 billion current US$ 13.36 billion current US$ 17.62 billion current US$ 6

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 133 Chad 18.75 billion current US$ compare
  2. 134 Rwanda 18.59 billion current US$ compare
  3. 135 Namibia 17.98 billion current US$ compare
  4. 137 Laos 17.29 billion current US$ compare
  5. 138 Mauritius 16.56 billion current US$ compare
  6. 139 Bahamas 16.47 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross national expenditure in Malawi?
Gross national expenditure in Malawi was 17.62 billion current US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 17.62 billion current US$ in 2025.
What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 10.59 billion current US$ in 2017.
How does Malawi rank for gross national expenditure?
Malawi ranks 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 national expenditure (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 10,837 data points, 1960–2025
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Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.