Malawi

Country in Africa

In brief

GDP per person: $672 (2025). World rank 204 of 210 (1 = best); in Africa, 47 of 52. GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $1,899 (2025). World rank 195 of 199 (1 = best); in Africa, 48 of 52. Gross national income per person: $600 (2025). World rank 196 of 201 (1 = best); in Africa, 48 of 52. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $9.2B → $14.9B, GDP per person $540 → $672, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $1,403 → $1,899.

Size and growth

GDP: $14.9B 2025
GDP per person: $672 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $1,899 2025
GDP growth per year: +1.9% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Low income
Gross national income per person: $600 2025
Inflation: +28.4% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 35 2023

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 30% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 14.3% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 48.7% 2025
Unemployment: 5.1% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 7% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 58.2% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 10.7% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 28.8% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -13.9% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +3.6% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 2% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 15.6% 2024
Currency: Malawian Kwacha (MWK)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 38.5 2019
Living on under $3 a day: 75.4% 2019