MW
Malawi
Eastern Africa
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MW · MWI · #98 · 8 cities
Nomad score
47/100
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Key indicators
- GDP per capita (PPP) (2025)
- $1,899
- GDP (2025)
- $15.0B
- GDP growth (2025)
- 2.1% ↑
- Inflation (2025)
- 28.4% ↓
- Unemployment (2025)
- 5.1% ↑
- Population (2025)
- 24.1M
- Population growth (2025)
- 2.6% ↓
- Gini index (2019)
- 38.5
- Government debt (2025)
- 78.4% of GDP
- Current account (2025)
- -16.5% of GDP
- FDI inflows (2024)
- $258.0M
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 67.6 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 6.5% of GDP
- Internet users (2024)
- 19.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 69.3/100
- Trade openness (2025)
- 39.4% of GDP
- Exchange rate (2023)
- 1,161.09/USD
- Foreign reserves (2020)
- $594.5M
GDP overview
Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.
GDP per capita (PPP)
Inflation (CPI)
Unemployment
Population
Fiscal and trade
- Government debt (2025)
- 78.4% of GDP
- Current account (2025)
- -16.5% of GDP
- FDI inflows (2024)
- $258.0M
Income inequality (Gini)
- Gini index (2019)
- 0.39
- Assessment
- Moderate inequality
Business environment
- New business density (2009)
- 0.09/1k
- Tax revenue (2024)
- 15.6% of GDP
- Services sector (2025)
- 48.7% of GDP
Financial access and costs
- ATMs per 100k (2024)
- 3.9
- Bank branches per 100k (2024)
- 1.7
- ICT service exports (2024)
- 31.7%
- Goods and services tax (2024)
- 10.1%
Historical data
| Year | GDP | GDP/cap PPP | Growth | Inflation | Unemp. | Population | Gini | Debt | Curr. acct | FDI | Life exp. | Health | Internet | FX rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 * | $33.4B | $3,551 | 3.0% | 16.4% | No data for this year | 28.5M | No data for this year | 68.2% | -9.4% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2030 * | $31.4B | $3,442 | 3.0% | 17.6% | No data for this year | 27.7M | No data for this year | 67.7% | -10.0% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2029 * | $27.6B | $3,106 | 2.9% | 18.6% | No data for this year | 27.0M | No data for this year | 68.8% | -10.7% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2028 * | $24.2B | $2,805 | 2.7% | 20.9% | No data for this year | 26.2M | No data for this year | 70.2% | -11.6% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2027 * | $21.0B | $2,502 | 2.4% | 22.0% | No data for this year | 25.5M | No data for this year | 72.6% | -13.4% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2026 * | $18.2B | $2,227 | 2.2% | 24.4% | No data for this year | 24.8M | No data for this year | 74.5% | -15.4% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2025 | $15.0B | $1,899 | 2.1% | 28.4% | 5.1% | 24.1M | No data for this year | 78.4% | -16.5% | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year | No data for this year |
| 2024 | $11.8B | $1,860 | 1.7% | 32.2% | 5.1% | 23.4M | No data for this year | 87.6% | -18.5% | $258.0M | 67.6 | No data for this year | 19.0% | No data for this year |
| 2023 | $13.4B | $1,832 | 1.9% | 28.8% | 5.0% | 22.7M | No data for this year | 86.7% | -15.6% | $214.0M | 67.4 | 6.5% | 18.0% | 1,161.09 |
| 2022 | $12.5B | $1,778 | 0.9% | 20.8% | 5.0% | 22.1M | No data for this year | 75.7% | -18.2% | $198.7M | 66.0 | 6.6% | 16.9% | 949.04 |
| 2021 | $12.5B | $1,688 | 4.6% | 9.3% | 5.7% | 21.5M | No data for this year | 66.5% | -15.2% | $129.5M | 64.8 | 7.5% | 15.3% | 805.90 |
| 2020 | $11.8B | $1,513 | 1.0% | 8.6% | 5.7% | 20.9M | No data for this year | 53.9% | -14.1% | $252.2M | 65.2 | 7.0% | 13.9% | 749.53 |
| 2019 | $11.0B | $1,450 | 5.4% | 9.4% | 5.0% | 20.3M | 38.5 | 41.2% | -12.6% | $55.2M | 65.0 | 6.4% | 11.1% | 745.54 |
| 2018 | $9.9B | $1,364 | 4.4% | 9.2% | 5.0% | 19.7M | No data for this year | 40.8% | -12.0% | $77.0M | 64.5 | 6.9% | 8.8% | 732.33 |
| 2017 | $8.9B | $1,380 | 4.0% | 11.5% | 5.1% | 19.2M | No data for this year | 40.0% | -15.5% | $90.2M | 63.9 | 7.6% | 7.0% | 730.27 |
| 2016 | $7.7B | $1,410 | 2.3% | 21.7% | 5.0% | 18.6M | 44.7 | 37.1% | -13.1% | $115.7M | 63.2 | 7.7% | 6.3% | 718.01 |
| 2015 | $9.0B | $1,403 | 3.0% | 21.9% | 5.0% | 18.1M | No data for this year | 35.5% | -12.2% | $287.7M | 62.3 | 6.6% | 6.0% | 499.61 |
| 2014 | $8.5B | $1,506 | 5.7% | 23.8% | 5.0% | 17.6M | No data for this year | 33.5% | -7.0% | $598.1M | 61.7 | 6.9% | 5.8% | 424.90 |
| 2013 | $7.6B | $1,558 | 5.2% | 28.3% | 5.0% | 17.1M | No data for this year | 35.3% | -6.5% | $451.4M | 60.8 | 8.2% | 5.1% | 364.41 |
| 2012 | $8.4B | $1,464 | 1.9% | 21.3% | 5.0% | 16.6M | No data for this year | 28.6% | -6.9% | -$8.9M | 59.9 | 6.0% | 4.4% | 249.11 |
| 2011 | $11.2B | $1,516 | 4.9% | 7.6% | 4.8% | 16.2M | No data for this year | 20.0% | -6.1% | $812.8M | 58.9 | 5.3% | 3.3% | 156.52 |
| 2010 | $9.8B | $1,458 | 6.9% | 7.4% | 4.8% | 15.7M | 45.5 | 19.3% | -6.1% | $97.0M | 57.8 | 5.1% | 2.3% | 150.49 |
| 2009 | $8.7B | $1,388 | 8.3% | 8.4% | 4.7% | 15.3M | No data for this year | 23.5% | -7.2% | $49.1M | 56.7 | 5.9% | 1.1% | 141.17 |
| 2008 | $7.5B | $1,311 | 7.6% | 8.7% | 4.8% | 14.8M | No data for this year | 23.5% | -10.7% | $195.4M | 55.7 | 6.1% | 0.7% | 140.52 |
| 2007 | $6.2B | $1,231 | 9.6% | 7.9% | 4.9% | 14.4M | No data for this year | 18.9% | -5.8% | $124.4M | 54.7 | 5.4% | 1.0% | 139.96 |
| 2006 | $5.6B | $1,124 | 4.7% | 13.9% | 5.0% | 14.0M | No data for this year | 17.9% | -12.4% | $35.6M | 53.7 | 4.9% | 0.4% | 136.01 |
| 2005 | $5.1B | $1,071 | 3.3% | 15.5% | 4.9% | 13.7M | No data for this year | 70.9% | -9.4% | $139.7M | 52.5 | 4.3% | 0.4% | 118.42 |