GDP of Malawi: 15.1 bn$ in 2025, 627 $ per person (1,764 $ in purchasing power parity). Real growth of 2.5 % in 2025 (IMF).
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · updated on
- GDP, current dollars
- 15.1 bn$
- 2025 · +27.4 % since 2020
- GDP per capita
- 627 $
- 2025 · +10.6 % since 2020
- Inflation
- 28.4 %
- 2025 · +19.8 pt since 2020
- Public debt
- 96.6 %
- 2025 · +42.7 pt since 2020
GDP, current dollars
Billions of current dollars · dashed: estimates and projections
Chart data as a table
| Year | Malawi |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.0 bn$ |
| 2016 | 7.7 bn$ |
| 2017 | 8.9 bn$ |
| 2018 | 9.9 bn$ |
| 2019 | 11.0 bn$ |
| 2020 | 11.8 bn$ |
| 2021 | 12.5 bn$ |
| 2022 | 12.5 bn$ |
| 2023 | 13.4 bn$ |
| 2024 | 11.8 bn$ |
| 2025 · estimate | 15.1 bn$ |
| 2026 · projection | 18.3 bn$ |
| 2027 · projection | 20.0 bn$ |
| 2028 · projection | 20.7 bn$ |
| 2029 · projection | 22.3 bn$ |
| 2030 · projection | 23.8 bn$ |
In its region
GDP in current dollars, 2020 → 2025
- 1 Angola +112.7 %
- 2 Mozambique +65.8 %
- 3 Zambia +58.3 %
- 4 Zimbabwe +45.9 %
- 5 Namibia +42.5 %
- 6 Botswana +33.2 %
- 7 Lesotho +32.2 %
- 8 Malawi +27.4 %
- 9 South Africa +26.4 %
- 10 Eswatini +25.9 %
All indicators
Value in 2025 and change since 2020
| Indicator | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | +1.0 % | +2.5 % | +1.5 pt |
| GDP, current dollars | 11.8 bn$ | 15.1 bn$ | +27.4 % |
| GDP per capita | 568 $ | 627 $ | +10.6 % |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 1,415 $ | 1,764 $ | +24.6 % |
| Inflation | 8.6 % | 28.4 % | +19.8 pt |
| Public debt | 53.9 % | 96.6 % | +42.7 pt |
| Population | 20.9 M | 24.1 M | +15.3 % |
| Fiscal balance | −8.0 % | −10.2 % | −2.2 pt |
| Current account | −13.8 % | −13.8 % | 0.0 pt |
| Unemployment | n/a | n/a | n/a |