Industry (including construction), value added in Malawi
Malawi: Industry (including construction), value added was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Malawi, 1968–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2.0% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Malawi peaked at 18.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -10.7%, in 2001.
That places Malawi 113th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.6% | -3.2% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | -2.9% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | -7.4% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | -10.7% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | -0.5% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -0.7% | 4.2% | 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 industry (including construction), value added in Malawi?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Malawi was 2.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.7% in 2001.
- How does Malawi rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Malawi ranks 113th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.