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Malawi Economic Overview

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ReleaseJanuary 28, 2026Observations197020243 analysis periods1970–1990 · 1990–2010 · 2010–2024Currency basesNational · U.S. dollars
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Formation1970–1990
Integration1990–2010
Current era2010–2024

01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$11.73B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 151 of 210
Real GDP growth1.8%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change
GDP per capita$5422024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted
Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator
Largest broad activity31.3%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Other activities
Manufacturing12.6%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −3.1 pp
Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table
Malawi1970$579.15MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published$125Not publishedNot published13.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1971$728.51MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)14.4%Not publishedNot published+10.2 pp vs world$153Not publishedNot published15.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1972$832.50MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)10.2%Not publishedNot published+4.8 pp vs world$171Not publishedNot published15.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1973$802.82MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)2.3%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world$160Not publishedNot published11.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1974$991.31MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)7.4%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world$193Not publishedNot published12.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1975$1.11BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)5.5%Not publishedNot published+4.7 pp vs world$210Not publishedNot published12.7 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1976$1.21BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)6.2%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world$223Not publishedNot published12.7 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1977$1.46BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.3%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world$259Not publishedNot published13.4 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1978$1.71BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)8.3%Not publishedNot published+3.9 pp vs world$295Not publishedNot published13.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1979$1.84BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.3%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world$305Not publishedNot published12.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1980$2.24BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)9.4%Not publishedNot published+7.5 pp vs world$357Not publishedNot published12.8 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1981$2.24BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-10.8%Not publishedNot published-12.8 pp vs world$343Not publishedNot published12.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1982$2.11BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)1.4%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world$312Not publishedNot published11.4 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1983$2.20BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.2%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world$312Not publishedNot published11.4 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1984$2.16BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.9%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world$294Not publishedNot published10.6 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1985$2.03BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.7%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world$266Not publishedNot published9.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1986$2.12BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)2.0%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world$269Not publishedNot published8.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1987$2.22BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-1.0%Not publishedNot published-4.6 pp vs world$268Not publishedNot published7.6 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1988$2.47BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.3%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world$283Not publishedNot published7.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1989$2.97BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.1%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world$324Not publishedNot published8.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1990$3.17BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.8%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world$332Not publishedNot published7.6 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1991$3.66BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)7.8%Not publishedNot published+6.6 pp vs world$372Not publishedNot published8.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1992$3.29BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-7.9%Not publishedNot published-10.0 pp vs world$324Not publishedNot published6.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1993$3.61BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)10.8%Not publishedNot published+9.0 pp vs world$351Not publishedNot published7.4 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1994$2.13BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-11.6%Not publishedNot published-14.9 pp vs world$210Not publishedNot published4.2 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1995$2.47BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)9.0%Not publishedNot published+5.9 pp vs world$244Not publishedNot published4.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1996$2.97BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)9.7%Not publishedNot published+6.1 pp vs world$287Not publishedNot published5.2 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1997$3.14BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.8%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world$297Not publishedNot published5.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1998$3.21BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)1.2%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world$298Not publishedNot published5.7 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1999$3.21BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)1.2%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world$290Not publishedNot published5.4 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2000$3.15BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)1.6%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world$278Not publishedNot published5.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2001$3.10BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-4.8%Not publishedNot published-6.9 pp vs world$268Not publishedNot published5.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2002$3.50BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)2.7%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world$294Not publishedNot published5.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2003$3.21BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)5.7%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world$263Not publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2004$3.48BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)5.4%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world$278Not publishedNot published4.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2005$3.66BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.3%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world$285Not publishedNot published3.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2006$4.00BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.7%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world$303Not publishedNot published3.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2007$4.43BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)9.6%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world$327Not publishedNot published3.8 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2008$5.32BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)7.6%Not publishedNot published+5.6 pp vs world$381Not publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2009$6.19BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)8.3%Not publishedNot published+9.7 pp vs world$430Not publishedNot published4.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2010$6.96BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)6.9%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world$469Not publishedNot published4.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2011$8.41BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)10.1%Not publishedNot published+6.8 pp vs world$551Not publishedNot published5.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2012$6.31BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.4%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world$402Not publishedNot published3.8 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2013$6.13BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)11.6%Not publishedNot published+8.8 pp vs world$379Not publishedNot published3.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2014$7.26BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)11.5%Not publishedNot published+8.5 pp vs world$437Not publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2015$8.22BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)8.5%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world$481Not publishedNot published4.7 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2016$7.12BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)7.8%Not publishedNot published+5.1 pp vs world$406Not publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2017$8.94BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)10.5%Not publishedNot published+7.1 pp vs world$496Not publishedNot published4.6 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2018$9.88BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.4%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world$533Not publishedNot published4.7 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2019$11.05BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)5.7%Not publishedNot published+3.1 pp vs world$581Not publishedNot published5.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2020$11.77BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.8%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world$603Not publishedNot published5.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2021$12.38BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.6%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world$617Not publishedNot published5.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2022$12.43BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.9%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world$604Not publishedNot published4.7 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2023$13.36BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)1.9%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world$633Not publishedNot published4.8 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2024$11.73BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)1.8%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world$542Not publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Real GDP trajectory. All series equal 100 in the shared starting year.1970–19901990–20102010–20241.1K814.4576.2338.11001970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Malawi is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Nominal GDP across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–2024111.6T83.7T55.8T27.9T579.2M1970198019902000201020202024

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Formation1970–1990

$579.15M → $3.17B

Compound annual change: +8.9% CAGR
Integration1990–2010

$3.17B → $6.96B

Compound annual change: +4.0% CAGR
Current era2010–2024

$6.96B → $11.73B

Compound annual change: +3.8% CAGR
Nominal GDP$11.73B2024 · Published series · World rank 151 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real GDP$12.89B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Malawi1970$579.15MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.22BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1971$728.51MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.40BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1972$832.50MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.54BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1973$802.82MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.58BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1974$991.31MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.70BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1975$1.11BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.79BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1976$1.21BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.90BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1977$1.46BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.98BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1978$1.71BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.15BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1979$1.84BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.22BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1980$2.24BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.43BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1981$2.24BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.17BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1982$2.11BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.20BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1983$2.20BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.29BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1984$2.16BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.38BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1985$2.03BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.49BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1986$2.12BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.54BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1987$2.22BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.52BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1988$2.47BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.60BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1989$2.97BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.71BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1990$3.17BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.83BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1991$3.66BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.06BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1992$3.29BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.81BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1993$3.61BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.12BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1994$2.13BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.76BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1995$2.47BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.00BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1996$2.97BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.29BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1997$3.14BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.42BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1998$3.21BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.46BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi1999$3.21BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.50BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2000$3.15BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.56BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2001$3.10BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.39BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2002$3.50BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.48BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2003$3.21BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.68BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2004$3.48BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.88BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2005$3.66BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$4.00BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2006$4.00BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$4.19BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2007$4.43BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$4.59BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2008$5.32BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$4.94BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2009$6.19BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$5.36BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2010$6.96BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$5.72BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2011$8.41BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$6.30BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2012$6.31BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$6.58BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2013$6.13BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$7.34BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2014$7.26BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$8.19BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2015$8.22BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$8.88BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2016$7.12BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$9.58BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2017$8.94BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$10.58BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2018$9.88BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$11.05BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2019$11.05BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$11.68BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2020$11.77BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$11.77BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2021$12.38BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$12.31BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2022$12.43BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$12.42BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2023$13.36BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$12.66BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi2024$11.73BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$12.89BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Africa$2.83T2024
Eastern Africa$583.45B2024
World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Malawi is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

GDP per person across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202413.7K10.3K6.9K3.5K1251970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

$125 → $332

Compound annual change: +5.0% CAGR
Integration1990–2010

$332 → $469

Compound annual change: +1.8% CAGR
Current era2010–2024

$469 → $542

Compound annual change: +1.0% CAGR
GDP per person$5422024 · Published series · World rank 204 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real GDP per person$5952024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Malawi1970$125Not publishedNot published13.5 (world = 100)$264Not publishedNot published5.1 (world = 100)
Malawi1971$153Not publishedNot published15.3 (world = 100)$295Not publishedNot published5.6 (world = 100)
Malawi1972$171Not publishedNot published15.1 (world = 100)$317Not publishedNot published5.8 (world = 100)
Malawi1973$160Not publishedNot published11.9 (world = 100)$315Not publishedNot published5.5 (world = 100)
Malawi1974$193Not publishedNot published12.9 (world = 100)$330Not publishedNot published5.8 (world = 100)
Malawi1975$210Not publishedNot published12.7 (world = 100)$339Not publishedNot published6.0 (world = 100)
Malawi1976$223Not publishedNot published12.7 (world = 100)$349Not publishedNot published6.0 (world = 100)
Malawi1977$259Not publishedNot published13.4 (world = 100)$353Not publishedNot published5.9 (world = 100)
Malawi1978$295Not publishedNot published13.1 (world = 100)$370Not publishedNot published6.0 (world = 100)
Malawi1979$305Not publishedNot published12.0 (world = 100)$368Not publishedNot published5.9 (world = 100)
Malawi1980$357Not publishedNot published12.8 (world = 100)$388Not publishedNot published6.2 (world = 100)
Malawi1981$343Not publishedNot published12.3 (world = 100)$332Not publishedNot published5.3 (world = 100)
Malawi1982$312Not publishedNot published11.4 (world = 100)$324Not publishedNot published5.2 (world = 100)
Malawi1983$312Not publishedNot published11.4 (world = 100)$325Not publishedNot published5.2 (world = 100)
Malawi1984$294Not publishedNot published10.6 (world = 100)$325Not publishedNot published5.0 (world = 100)
Malawi1985$266Not publishedNot published9.5 (world = 100)$327Not publishedNot published5.0 (world = 100)
Malawi1986$269Not publishedNot published8.5 (world = 100)$322Not publishedNot published4.8 (world = 100)
Malawi1987$268Not publishedNot published7.6 (world = 100)$304Not publishedNot published4.5 (world = 100)
Malawi1988$283Not publishedNot published7.3 (world = 100)$297Not publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)
Malawi1989$324Not publishedNot published8.1 (world = 100)$295Not publishedNot published4.2 (world = 100)
Malawi1990$332Not publishedNot published7.6 (world = 100)$297Not publishedNot published4.1 (world = 100)
Malawi1991$372Not publishedNot published8.3 (world = 100)$310Not publishedNot published4.4 (world = 100)
Malawi1992$324Not publishedNot published6.9 (world = 100)$278Not publishedNot published3.9 (world = 100)
Malawi1993$351Not publishedNot published7.4 (world = 100)$303Not publishedNot published4.2 (world = 100)
Malawi1994$210Not publishedNot published4.2 (world = 100)$271Not publishedNot published3.7 (world = 100)
Malawi1995$244Not publishedNot published4.5 (world = 100)$296Not publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)
Malawi1996$287Not publishedNot published5.2 (world = 100)$318Not publishedNot published4.2 (world = 100)
Malawi1997$297Not publishedNot published5.5 (world = 100)$324Not publishedNot published4.2 (world = 100)
Malawi1998$298Not publishedNot published5.7 (world = 100)$321Not publishedNot published4.1 (world = 100)
Malawi1999$290Not publishedNot published5.4 (world = 100)$317Not publishedNot published3.9 (world = 100)
Malawi2000$278Not publishedNot published5.1 (world = 100)$315Not publishedNot published3.8 (world = 100)
Malawi2001$268Not publishedNot published5.0 (world = 100)$292Not publishedNot published3.5 (world = 100)
Malawi2002$294Not publishedNot published5.3 (world = 100)$293Not publishedNot published3.5 (world = 100)
Malawi2003$263Not publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)$302Not publishedNot published3.5 (world = 100)
Malawi2004$278Not publishedNot published4.1 (world = 100)$310Not publishedNot published3.5 (world = 100)
Malawi2005$285Not publishedNot published3.9 (world = 100)$312Not publishedNot published3.4 (world = 100)
Malawi2006$303Not publishedNot published3.9 (world = 100)$318Not publishedNot published3.4 (world = 100)
Malawi2007$327Not publishedNot published3.8 (world = 100)$338Not publishedNot published3.5 (world = 100)
Malawi2008$381Not publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)$354Not publishedNot published3.7 (world = 100)
Malawi2009$430Not publishedNot published4.9 (world = 100)$372Not publishedNot published3.9 (world = 100)
Malawi2010$469Not publishedNot published4.9 (world = 100)$386Not publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)
Malawi2011$551Not publishedNot published5.3 (world = 100)$413Not publishedNot published4.2 (world = 100)
Malawi2012$402Not publishedNot published3.8 (world = 100)$419Not publishedNot published4.2 (world = 100)
Malawi2013$379Not publishedNot published3.5 (world = 100)$454Not publishedNot published4.5 (world = 100)
Malawi2014$437Not publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)$493Not publishedNot published4.7 (world = 100)
Malawi2015$481Not publishedNot published4.7 (world = 100)$520Not publishedNot published4.9 (world = 100)
Malawi2016$406Not publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)$546Not publishedNot published5.1 (world = 100)
Malawi2017$496Not publishedNot published4.6 (world = 100)$587Not publishedNot published5.3 (world = 100)
Malawi2018$533Not publishedNot published4.7 (world = 100)$596Not publishedNot published5.3 (world = 100)
Malawi2019$581Not publishedNot published5.1 (world = 100)$614Not publishedNot published5.4 (world = 100)
Malawi2020$603Not publishedNot published5.5 (world = 100)$603Not publishedNot published5.5 (world = 100)
Malawi2021$617Not publishedNot published5.0 (world = 100)$614Not publishedNot published5.3 (world = 100)
Malawi2022$604Not publishedNot published4.7 (world = 100)$604Not publishedNot published5.1 (world = 100)
Malawi2023$633Not publishedNot published4.8 (world = 100)$600Not publishedNot published5.0 (world = 100)
Malawi2024$542Not publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)$595Not publishedNot published4.8 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Africa$1,8692024
Eastern Africa$1,1682024
World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

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Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Malawi is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Real GDP growth across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202414.47.91.4-5.1-11.61971198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

14.4% → 4.8%

Average annual rate: +4.4%
Integration1990–2010

4.8% → 6.9%

Average annual rate: +3.8%
Current era2010–2024

6.9% → 1.8%

Average annual rate: +6.1%
Real GDP growth1.8%2024 · Published series · World rank 147 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real GDP-per-person growth-0.8%2024 · Published series · World rank 185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Implicit GDP deflator210.92024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Malawi1970Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published0.1Not publishedNot published
Malawi197114.4%Not publishedNot published+10.2 pp vs world11.6%Not publishedNot published+9.4 pp vs world0.1Not publishedNot published
Malawi197210.2%Not publishedNot published+4.8 pp vs world7.4%Not publishedNot published+4.1 pp vs world0.1Not publishedNot published
Malawi19732.3%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world-0.3%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world0.1Not publishedNot published
Malawi19747.4%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world4.6%Not publishedNot published+4.4 pp vs world0.1Not publishedNot published
Malawi19755.5%Not publishedNot published+4.7 pp vs world2.6%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world0.1Not publishedNot published
Malawi19766.2%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world3.2%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world0.1Not publishedNot published
Malawi19774.3%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world1.1%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world0.1Not publishedNot published
Malawi19788.3%Not publishedNot published+3.9 pp vs world4.7%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world0.1Not publishedNot published
Malawi19793.3%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world-0.4%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world0.1Not publishedNot published
Malawi19809.4%Not publishedNot published+7.5 pp vs world5.2%Not publishedNot published+5.1 pp vs world0.1Not publishedNot published
Malawi1981-10.8%Not publishedNot published-12.8 pp vs world-14.2%Not publishedNot published-14.4 pp vs world0.1Not publishedNot published
Malawi19821.4%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world-2.5%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world0.1Not publishedNot published
Malawi19834.2%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world0.2%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world0.2Not publishedNot published
Malawi19843.9%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world-0.1%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world0.2Not publishedNot published
Malawi19854.7%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world0.8%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world0.2Not publishedNot published
Malawi19862.0%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world-1.7%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world0.2Not publishedNot published
Malawi1987-1.0%Not publishedNot published-4.6 pp vs world-5.6%Not publishedNot published-7.4 pp vs world0.3Not publishedNot published
Malawi19883.3%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world-2.1%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world0.3Not publishedNot published
Malawi19894.1%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world-0.7%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world0.4Not publishedNot published
Malawi19904.8%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world0.7%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world0.4Not publishedNot published
Malawi19917.8%Not publishedNot published+6.6 pp vs world4.5%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world0.4Not publishedNot published
Malawi1992-7.9%Not publishedNot published-10.0 pp vs world-10.6%Not publishedNot published-11.0 pp vs world0.6Not publishedNot published
Malawi199310.8%Not publishedNot published+9.0 pp vs world9.2%Not publishedNot published+9.0 pp vs world0.7Not publishedNot published
Malawi1994-11.6%Not publishedNot published-14.9 pp vs world-10.6%Not publishedNot published-12.3 pp vs world0.9Not publishedNot published
Malawi19959.0%Not publishedNot published+5.9 pp vs world9.2%Not publishedNot published+7.6 pp vs world1.7Not publishedNot published
Malawi19969.7%Not publishedNot published+6.1 pp vs world7.5%Not publishedNot published+5.5 pp vs world2.5Not publishedNot published
Malawi19973.8%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world1.7%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world3.1Not publishedNot published
Malawi19981.2%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world-1.0%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world3.9Not publishedNot published
Malawi19991.2%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world-1.1%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world5.4Not publishedNot published
Malawi20001.6%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world-0.8%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world7.0Not publishedNot published
Malawi2001-4.8%Not publishedNot published-6.9 pp vs world-7.1%Not publishedNot published-7.8 pp vs world8.8Not publishedNot published
Malawi20022.7%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world0.2%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world10.3Not publishedNot published
Malawi20035.7%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world3.1%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world11.3Not publishedNot published
Malawi20045.4%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world2.7%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world13.0Not publishedNot published
Malawi20053.3%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world0.5%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world14.4Not publishedNot published
Malawi20064.7%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world1.9%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world17.3Not publishedNot published
Malawi20079.6%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world6.6%Not publishedNot published+3.5 pp vs world18.0Not publishedNot published
Malawi20087.6%Not publishedNot published+5.6 pp vs world4.6%Not publishedNot published+3.9 pp vs world20.2Not publishedNot published
Malawi20098.3%Not publishedNot published+9.7 pp vs world5.2%Not publishedNot published+7.8 pp vs world21.8Not publishedNot published
Malawi20106.9%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world3.8%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world24.4Not publishedNot published
Malawi201110.1%Not publishedNot published+6.8 pp vs world7.0%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world27.8Not publishedNot published
Malawi20124.4%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world1.4%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world31.9Not publishedNot published
Malawi201311.6%Not publishedNot published+8.8 pp vs world8.5%Not publishedNot published+6.9 pp vs world40.6Not publishedNot published
Malawi201411.5%Not publishedNot published+8.5 pp vs world8.5%Not publishedNot published+6.6 pp vs world50.2Not publishedNot published
Malawi20158.5%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world5.5%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world61.7Not publishedNot published
Malawi20167.8%Not publishedNot published+5.1 pp vs world4.9%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world71.2Not publishedNot published
Malawi201710.5%Not publishedNot published+7.1 pp vs world7.5%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world82.3Not publishedNot published
Malawi20184.4%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world1.6%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world87.4Not publishedNot published
Malawi20195.7%Not publishedNot published+3.1 pp vs world3.0%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world94.1Not publishedNot published
Malawi20200.8%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world-1.8%Not publishedNot published+2.0 pp vs world100.0Not publishedNot published
Malawi20214.6%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world1.9%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world108.2Not publishedNot published
Malawi20220.9%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world-1.6%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world126.7Not publishedNot published
Malawi20231.9%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world-0.6%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world163.5Not publishedNot published
Malawi20241.8%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world-0.8%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world210.9Not publishedNot published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

Latest common comparison

Africa3.4%2024
Eastern Africa5.0%2024
World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Malawi is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Final Consumption across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–2024113.59780.664.247.81970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

81.3% → 87.3%

Percentage-point change: +6.0 pp
Integration1990–2010

87.3% → 106.6%

Percentage-point change: +19.4 pp
Current era2010–2024

106.6% → 113.5%

Percentage-point change: +6.8 pp
Final consumption113.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Household consumption90.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Government consumption22.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Domestic demand123.2%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Malawi197081.3%Not publishedNot published+8.6 pp vs world70.7%Not publishedNot published+13.7 pp vs world10.6%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs world116.6%Not publishedNot published+16.2 pp vs world
Malawi197185.2%Not publishedNot published+12.2 pp vs world75.6%Not publishedNot published+18.6 pp vs world9.6%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world112.0%Not publishedNot published+11.5 pp vs world
Malawi197283.3%Not publishedNot published+10.4 pp vs world74.6%Not publishedNot published+17.7 pp vs world8.7%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world115.9%Not publishedNot published+15.7 pp vs world
Malawi197382.0%Not publishedNot published+10.4 pp vs world72.8%Not publishedNot published+16.9 pp vs world9.2%Not publishedNot published-6.4 pp vs world112.4%Not publishedNot published+12.2 pp vs world
Malawi197477.9%Not publishedNot published+6.2 pp vs world68.1%Not publishedNot published+12.4 pp vs world9.8%Not publishedNot published-6.2 pp vs world115.0%Not publishedNot published+14.8 pp vs world
Malawi197577.4%Not publishedNot published+3.8 pp vs world67.7%Not publishedNot published+11.1 pp vs world9.7%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world123.2%Not publishedNot published+22.7 pp vs world
Malawi197676.6%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world66.8%Not publishedNot published+10.7 pp vs world9.7%Not publishedNot published-6.9 pp vs world112.2%Not publishedNot published+11.2 pp vs world
Malawi197774.5%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world65.2%Not publishedNot published+9.0 pp vs world9.3%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world108.0%Not publishedNot published+6.8 pp vs world
Malawi197873.1%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world61.6%Not publishedNot published+5.6 pp vs world11.6%Not publishedNot published-5.0 pp vs world125.3%Not publishedNot published+24.2 pp vs world
Malawi197981.7%Not publishedNot published+9.1 pp vs world68.1%Not publishedNot published+12.0 pp vs world13.6%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world124.4%Not publishedNot published+23.5 pp vs world
Malawi198084.5%Not publishedNot published+11.3 pp vs world71.2%Not publishedNot published+14.7 pp vs world13.3%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world114.6%Not publishedNot published+13.5 pp vs world
Malawi198183.8%Not publishedNot published+10.4 pp vs world71.4%Not publishedNot published+14.9 pp vs world12.3%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world104.3%Not publishedNot published+3.5 pp vs world
Malawi198285.0%Not publishedNot published+10.4 pp vs world73.1%Not publishedNot published+15.7 pp vs world11.9%Not publishedNot published-5.2 pp vs world105.0%Not publishedNot published+4.0 pp vs world
Malawi198387.3%Not publishedNot published+12.3 pp vs world76.0%Not publishedNot published+18.1 pp vs world11.3%Not publishedNot published-5.7 pp vs world106.0%Not publishedNot published+5.2 pp vs world
Malawi198478.7%Not publishedNot published+4.3 pp vs world67.9%Not publishedNot published+10.2 pp vs world10.8%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world96.6%Not publishedNot published-4.2 pp vs world
Malawi198585.1%Not publishedNot published+10.3 pp vs world72.8%Not publishedNot published+14.6 pp vs world12.4%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world103.4%Not publishedNot published+2.8 pp vs world
Malawi198682.6%Not publishedNot published+7.4 pp vs world68.9%Not publishedNot published+10.7 pp vs world13.7%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world99.0%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world
Malawi198782.4%Not publishedNot published+7.3 pp vs world70.0%Not publishedNot published+11.9 pp vs world12.4%Not publishedNot published-4.5 pp vs world100.0%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world
Malawi198888.8%Not publishedNot published+14.4 pp vs world77.6%Not publishedNot published+19.8 pp vs world11.2%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world109.1%Not publishedNot published+8.4 pp vs world
Malawi198992.3%Not publishedNot published+18.2 pp vs world81.5%Not publishedNot published+23.8 pp vs world10.8%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world113.2%Not publishedNot published+12.9 pp vs world
Malawi199087.3%Not publishedNot published+12.5 pp vs world76.1%Not publishedNot published+18.0 pp vs world11.2%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world110.6%Not publishedNot published+10.0 pp vs world
Malawi199188.0%Not publishedNot published+12.9 pp vs world77.6%Not publishedNot published+19.4 pp vs world10.4%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world112.6%Not publishedNot published+12.3 pp vs world
Malawi199292.4%Not publishedNot published+17.1 pp vs world79.3%Not publishedNot published+20.9 pp vs world13.1%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world114.7%Not publishedNot published+14.8 pp vs world
Malawi199394.2%Not publishedNot published+18.7 pp vs world83.0%Not publishedNot published+24.2 pp vs world11.2%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world110.9%Not publishedNot published+11.1 pp vs world
Malawi199486.9%Not publishedNot published+11.4 pp vs world67.3%Not publishedNot published+8.4 pp vs world19.6%Not publishedNot published+3.1 pp vs world103.2%Not publishedNot published+3.3 pp vs world
Malawi199586.0%Not publishedNot published+11.1 pp vs world70.9%Not publishedNot published+12.4 pp vs world15.1%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world102.1%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world
Malawi199693.4%Not publishedNot published+18.4 pp vs world81.3%Not publishedNot published+22.5 pp vs world12.1%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world108.6%Not publishedNot published+9.2 pp vs world
Malawi199794.0%Not publishedNot published+18.9 pp vs world81.9%Not publishedNot published+22.8 pp vs world12.1%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world109.4%Not publishedNot published+9.9 pp vs world
Malawi199886.4%Not publishedNot published+10.8 pp vs world76.5%Not publishedNot published+16.9 pp vs world10.0%Not publishedNot published-6.1 pp vs world104.2%Not publishedNot published+4.6 pp vs world
Malawi199994.7%Not publishedNot published+18.9 pp vs world85.4%Not publishedNot published+25.7 pp vs world9.3%Not publishedNot published-6.8 pp vs world114.8%Not publishedNot published+15.1 pp vs world
Malawi200089.7%Not publishedNot published+14.1 pp vs world79.6%Not publishedNot published+20.0 pp vs world10.1%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world109.4%Not publishedNot published+9.5 pp vs world
Malawi200187.9%Not publishedNot published+11.4 pp vs world76.9%Not publishedNot published+16.8 pp vs world10.9%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world108.1%Not publishedNot published+8.1 pp vs world
Malawi200295.3%Not publishedNot published+18.4 pp vs world85.1%Not publishedNot published+24.9 pp vs world10.2%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world111.1%Not publishedNot published+11.3 pp vs world
Malawi200394.6%Not publishedNot published+17.8 pp vs world84.3%Not publishedNot published+24.5 pp vs world10.2%Not publishedNot published-6.7 pp vs world111.4%Not publishedNot published+11.5 pp vs world
Malawi200498.0%Not publishedNot published+22.1 pp vs world85.7%Not publishedNot published+26.6 pp vs world12.2%Not publishedNot published-4.5 pp vs world114.9%Not publishedNot published+15.2 pp vs world
Malawi2005103.1%Not publishedNot published+27.7 pp vs world90.4%Not publishedNot published+31.6 pp vs world12.7%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world122.4%Not publishedNot published+22.8 pp vs world
Malawi200699.7%Not publishedNot published+25.2 pp vs world88.7%Not publishedNot published+30.7 pp vs world10.9%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world119.9%Not publishedNot published+20.6 pp vs world
Malawi2007102.4%Not publishedNot published+28.4 pp vs world90.2%Not publishedNot published+32.7 pp vs world12.2%Not publishedNot published-4.2 pp vs world114.3%Not publishedNot published+15.0 pp vs world
Malawi2008101.3%Not publishedNot published+27.4 pp vs world89.0%Not publishedNot published+31.9 pp vs world12.3%Not publishedNot published-4.5 pp vs world125.8%Not publishedNot published+26.5 pp vs world
Malawi2009105.4%Not publishedNot published+29.4 pp vs world93.0%Not publishedNot published+35.0 pp vs world12.4%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world118.8%Not publishedNot published+19.3 pp vs world
Malawi2010106.6%Not publishedNot published+32.1 pp vs world97.5%Not publishedNot published+40.5 pp vs world9.1%Not publishedNot published-8.4 pp vs world122.9%Not publishedNot published+23.8 pp vs world
Malawi201194.1%Not publishedNot published+20.3 pp vs world83.4%Not publishedNot published+26.9 pp vs world10.6%Not publishedNot published-6.6 pp vs world116.6%Not publishedNot published+17.5 pp vs world
Malawi201299.3%Not publishedNot published+25.7 pp vs world86.6%Not publishedNot published+30.0 pp vs world12.8%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world122.7%Not publishedNot published+23.7 pp vs world
Malawi2013107.5%Not publishedNot published+33.9 pp vs world91.8%Not publishedNot published+35.2 pp vs world15.7%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world132.4%Not publishedNot published+33.3 pp vs world
Malawi2014103.2%Not publishedNot published+29.6 pp vs world86.2%Not publishedNot published+29.5 pp vs world17.0%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world126.5%Not publishedNot published+27.3 pp vs world
Malawi201597.1%Not publishedNot published+23.4 pp vs world79.2%Not publishedNot published+22.1 pp vs world18.0%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world118.6%Not publishedNot published+19.1 pp vs world
Malawi2016101.9%Not publishedNot published+28.0 pp vs world80.8%Not publishedNot published+23.6 pp vs world21.1%Not publishedNot published+4.5 pp vs world123.7%Not publishedNot published+24.5 pp vs world
Malawi201798.1%Not publishedNot published+24.8 pp vs world75.5%Not publishedNot published+18.6 pp vs world22.6%Not publishedNot published+6.2 pp vs world118.4%Not publishedNot published+19.2 pp vs world
Malawi201897.5%Not publishedNot published+24.7 pp vs world75.2%Not publishedNot published+18.9 pp vs world22.3%Not publishedNot published+5.9 pp vs world118.8%Not publishedNot published+19.7 pp vs world
Malawi201994.6%Not publishedNot published+21.6 pp vs world72.2%Not publishedNot published+15.9 pp vs world22.4%Not publishedNot published+5.8 pp vs world116.6%Not publishedNot published+17.1 pp vs world
Malawi2020100.9%Not publishedNot published+27.7 pp vs world80.0%Not publishedNot published+24.6 pp vs world20.9%Not publishedNot published+3.2 pp vs world117.7%Not publishedNot published+18.2 pp vs world
Malawi2021100.8%Not publishedNot published+28.9 pp vs world80.0%Not publishedNot published+25.0 pp vs world20.8%Not publishedNot published+3.9 pp vs world117.7%Not publishedNot published+18.7 pp vs world
Malawi2022103.6%Not publishedNot published+31.6 pp vs world82.2%Not publishedNot published+26.6 pp vs world21.4%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world119.5%Not publishedNot published+20.3 pp vs world
Malawi2023104.2%Not publishedNot published+31.3 pp vs world85.2%Not publishedNot published+28.8 pp vs world19.0%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world118.7%Not publishedNot published+19.5 pp vs world
Malawi2024113.5%Not publishedNot published+40.2 pp vs world90.9%Not publishedNot published+34.3 pp vs world22.5%Not publishedNot published+6.0 pp vs world123.2%Not publishedNot published+24.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

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Africa80.9%2024
Eastern Africa84.2%2024
World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Malawi is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Gross Capital Formation across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202455.343.932.521.19.71970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

35.4% → 23.3%

Percentage-point change: -12.1 pp
Integration1990–2010

23.3% → 16.2%

Percentage-point change: -7.1 pp
Current era2010–2024

16.2% → 9.7%

Percentage-point change: -6.5 pp
Gross capital formation9.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Gross fixed capital formation9.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Changes in inventories1.7%2016 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Malawi197035.4%Not publishedNot published+7.6 pp vs world23.5%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world11.9%Not publishedNot published+7.0 pp vs world
Malawi197126.7%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world16.7%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world10.1%Not publishedNot published+5.8 pp vs world
Malawi197232.6%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world20.2%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world12.5%Not publishedNot published+11.6 pp vs world
Malawi197330.4%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world21.0%Not publishedNot published-6.2 pp vs world9.4%Not publishedNot published+8.0 pp vs world
Malawi197437.1%Not publishedNot published+8.6 pp vs world19.4%Not publishedNot published-7.0 pp vs world17.7%Not publishedNot published+15.7 pp vs world
Malawi197545.8%Not publishedNot published+19.0 pp vs world25.6%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world20.2%Not publishedNot published+19.7 pp vs world
Malawi197635.6%Not publishedNot published+7.6 pp vs world22.7%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world12.9%Not publishedNot published+11.7 pp vs world
Malawi197733.5%Not publishedNot published+5.2 pp vs world22.8%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world10.7%Not publishedNot published+9.6 pp vs world
Malawi197852.2%Not publishedNot published+23.7 pp vs world31.7%Not publishedNot published+4.1 pp vs world20.5%Not publishedNot published+19.6 pp vs world
Malawi197942.7%Not publishedNot published+14.4 pp vs world28.7%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world14.0%Not publishedNot published+12.9 pp vs world
Malawi198030.1%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world22.8%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world7.3%Not publishedNot published+6.4 pp vs world
Malawi198120.6%Not publishedNot published-6.9 pp vs world15.6%Not publishedNot published-11.2 pp vs world5.0%Not publishedNot published+4.3 pp vs world
Malawi198220.0%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world15.1%Not publishedNot published-11.1 pp vs world4.9%Not publishedNot published+4.7 pp vs world
Malawi198318.7%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world14.2%Not publishedNot published-11.5 pp vs world4.5%Not publishedNot published+4.4 pp vs world
Malawi198417.9%Not publishedNot published-8.5 pp vs world13.6%Not publishedNot published-11.7 pp vs world4.4%Not publishedNot published+3.2 pp vs world
Malawi198518.3%Not publishedNot published-7.4 pp vs world13.8%Not publishedNot published-11.0 pp vs world4.4%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world
Malawi198616.4%Not publishedNot published-9.0 pp vs world12.4%Not publishedNot published-12.5 pp vs world4.0%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world
Malawi198717.7%Not publishedNot published-7.8 pp vs world13.4%Not publishedNot published-11.5 pp vs world4.3%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world
Malawi198820.3%Not publishedNot published-6.0 pp vs world15.4%Not publishedNot published-10.0 pp vs world4.9%Not publishedNot published+4.0 pp vs world
Malawi198920.9%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world15.9%Not publishedNot published-9.2 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published+4.0 pp vs world
Malawi199023.3%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world17.6%Not publishedNot published-7.4 pp vs world5.7%Not publishedNot published+4.9 pp vs world
Malawi199124.6%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world18.7%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world6.0%Not publishedNot published+5.1 pp vs world
Malawi199222.3%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world16.9%Not publishedNot published-7.0 pp vs world5.4%Not publishedNot published+4.6 pp vs world
Malawi199316.7%Not publishedNot published-7.5 pp vs world12.6%Not publishedNot published-11.1 pp vs world4.0%Not publishedNot published+3.5 pp vs world
Malawi199416.4%Not publishedNot published-8.1 pp vs world12.4%Not publishedNot published-11.2 pp vs world4.0%Not publishedNot published+3.2 pp vs world
Malawi199516.1%Not publishedNot published-8.4 pp vs world12.2%Not publishedNot published-11.5 pp vs world3.9%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world
Malawi199615.2%Not publishedNot published-9.2 pp vs world11.5%Not publishedNot published-12.2 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world
Malawi199715.4%Not publishedNot published-9.0 pp vs world9.6%Not publishedNot published-13.9 pp vs world5.8%Not publishedNot published+4.9 pp vs world
Malawi199817.7%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world11.2%Not publishedNot published-12.1 pp vs world6.5%Not publishedNot published+5.9 pp vs world
Malawi199920.1%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world13.0%Not publishedNot published-10.5 pp vs world7.2%Not publishedNot published+6.7 pp vs world
Malawi200019.7%Not publishedNot published-4.6 pp vs world12.7%Not publishedNot published-11.0 pp vs world7.0%Not publishedNot published+6.4 pp vs world
Malawi200120.3%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world13.1%Not publishedNot published-10.2 pp vs world7.2%Not publishedNot published+7.0 pp vs world
Malawi200215.9%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world9.8%Not publishedNot published-12.9 pp vs world6.1%Not publishedNot published+5.8 pp vs world
Malawi200316.9%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world10.1%Not publishedNot published-12.6 pp vs world6.7%Not publishedNot published+6.3 pp vs world
Malawi200416.9%Not publishedNot published-7.0 pp vs world11.6%Not publishedNot published-11.5 pp vs world5.3%Not publishedNot published+4.6 pp vs world
Malawi200519.4%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs world14.3%Not publishedNot published-9.4 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published+4.5 pp vs world
Malawi200620.3%Not publishedNot published-4.6 pp vs world16.6%Not publishedNot published-7.5 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world
Malawi200711.9%Not publishedNot published-13.4 pp vs world15.4%Not publishedNot published-8.9 pp vs world-3.5%Not publishedNot published-4.5 pp vs world
Malawi200824.5%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world21.2%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world
Malawi200913.4%Not publishedNot published-10.0 pp vs world16.3%Not publishedNot published-7.4 pp vs world-3.0%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world
Malawi201016.2%Not publishedNot published-8.3 pp vs world15.3%Not publishedNot published-8.3 pp vs world1.0%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world
Malawi201122.5%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world13.7%Not publishedNot published-10.4 pp vs world8.8%Not publishedNot published+7.6 pp vs world
Malawi201223.4%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world15.5%Not publishedNot published-9.0 pp vs world7.9%Not publishedNot published+7.1 pp vs world
Malawi201324.9%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world17.8%Not publishedNot published-6.7 pp vs world7.0%Not publishedNot published+6.2 pp vs world
Malawi201423.4%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world18.2%Not publishedNot published-6.6 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published+4.2 pp vs world
Malawi201521.4%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world18.2%Not publishedNot published-6.9 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world
Malawi201621.8%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world20.1%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world1.7%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world
Malawi201720.3%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world20.3%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs worldNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Malawi201821.3%Not publishedNot published-5.1 pp vs world21.3%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs worldNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Malawi201921.9%Not publishedNot published-4.5 pp vs world21.9%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs worldNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Malawi202016.8%Not publishedNot published-9.5 pp vs world16.8%Not publishedNot published-9.2 pp vs worldNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Malawi202116.9%Not publishedNot published-10.1 pp vs world16.9%Not publishedNot published-9.1 pp vs worldNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Malawi202215.9%Not publishedNot published-11.3 pp vs world15.9%Not publishedNot published-10.0 pp vs worldNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Malawi202314.5%Not publishedNot published-11.8 pp vs world14.5%Not publishedNot published-11.3 pp vs worldNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Malawi20249.7%Not publishedNot published-16.2 pp vs world9.7%Not publishedNot published-15.7 pp vs worldNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

Latest common comparison

Africa20.9%2024
Eastern Africa21.1%2024
World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Malawi is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Trade openness across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202476.56349.53622.51970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

34.7% → 37.6%

Percentage-point change: +2.9 pp
Integration1990–2010

37.6% → 55.3%

Percentage-point change: +17.7 pp
Current era2010–2024

55.3% → 47.5%

Percentage-point change: -7.8 pp
Exports12.2%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Imports35.3%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Net exports-23.2%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Trade openness47.5%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

Showing 55 of 55 rows

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Malawi197012.9%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world21.9%Not publishedNot published+10.6 pp vs world-9.0%Not publishedNot published-9.0 pp vs world34.7%Not publishedNot published+12.2 pp vs world
Malawi197112.5%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world19.6%Not publishedNot published+8.2 pp vs world-7.1%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world32.2%Not publishedNot published+9.3 pp vs world
Malawi197212.3%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world20.8%Not publishedNot published+9.2 pp vs world-8.5%Not publishedNot published-8.7 pp vs world33.1%Not publishedNot published+9.7 pp vs world
Malawi197316.5%Not publishedNot published+3.3 pp vs world23.4%Not publishedNot published+10.4 pp vs world-6.8%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world39.9%Not publishedNot published+13.7 pp vs world
Malawi197416.8%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world24.2%Not publishedNot published+8.2 pp vs world-7.5%Not publishedNot published-7.5 pp vs world41.0%Not publishedNot published+8.8 pp vs world
Malawi197517.4%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world28.5%Not publishedNot published+13.3 pp vs world-11.1%Not publishedNot published-11.1 pp vs world46.0%Not publishedNot published+15.5 pp vs world
Malawi197618.2%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world24.2%Not publishedNot published+8.4 pp vs world-6.0%Not publishedNot published-5.9 pp vs world42.4%Not publishedNot published+10.8 pp vs world
Malawi197717.9%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world21.5%Not publishedNot published+5.4 pp vs world-3.6%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world39.5%Not publishedNot published+7.6 pp vs world
Malawi197813.9%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world25.6%Not publishedNot published+9.8 pp vs world-11.7%Not publishedNot published-11.4 pp vs world39.4%Not publishedNot published+8.2 pp vs world
Malawi197914.4%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world26.4%Not publishedNot published+9.2 pp vs world-12.0%Not publishedNot published-11.7 pp vs world40.8%Not publishedNot published+6.8 pp vs world
Malawi198014.9%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world24.1%Not publishedNot published+5.5 pp vs world-9.3%Not publishedNot published-8.9 pp vs world39.0%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world
Malawi198115.4%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world19.6%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world-4.2%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world34.9%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world
Malawi198213.6%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world18.1%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world-4.5%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world31.7%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world
Malawi198312.5%Not publishedNot published-4.0 pp vs world17.7%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world-5.2%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs world30.1%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world
Malawi198417.2%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world16.6%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world0.6%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world33.8%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world
Malawi198514.6%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world18.6%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world-4.0%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world33.2%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world
Malawi198613.8%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world15.7%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world-1.9%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world29.5%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world
Malawi198714.7%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world16.7%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world-2.0%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world31.3%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world
Malawi198814.1%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world21.0%Not publishedNot published+3.8 pp vs world-6.9%Not publishedNot published-6.7 pp vs world35.1%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world
Malawi198910.8%Not publishedNot published-6.7 pp vs world20.0%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world-9.2%Not publishedNot published-8.9 pp vs world30.7%Not publishedNot published-4.5 pp vs world
Malawi199015.2%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world22.5%Not publishedNot published+3.3 pp vs world-7.3%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world37.6%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world
Malawi199115.3%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world23.5%Not publishedNot published+4.8 pp vs world-8.2%Not publishedNot published-8.1 pp vs world38.8%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world
Malawi199214.3%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world24.9%Not publishedNot published+5.5 pp vs world-10.6%Not publishedNot published-10.9 pp vs world39.2%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world
Malawi199310.1%Not publishedNot published-8.7 pp vs world18.6%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world-8.5%Not publishedNot published-9.0 pp vs world28.7%Not publishedNot published-8.4 pp vs world
Malawi199419.0%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world25.3%Not publishedNot published+6.4 pp vs world-6.3%Not publishedNot published-6.8 pp vs world44.3%Not publishedNot published+5.9 pp vs world
Malawi199519.3%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world23.7%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world-4.5%Not publishedNot published-5.0 pp vs world43.0%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world
Malawi19969.3%Not publishedNot published-11.8 pp vs world16.8%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world-7.5%Not publishedNot published-8.0 pp vs world26.1%Not publishedNot published-15.7 pp vs world
Malawi199713.0%Not publishedNot published-9.0 pp vs world21.1%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world-8.1%Not publishedNot published-8.7 pp vs world34.2%Not publishedNot published-9.3 pp vs world
Malawi199819.2%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world23.3%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world-4.1%Not publishedNot published-4.5 pp vs world42.5%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world
Malawi199916.8%Not publishedNot published-5.1 pp vs world26.9%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world-10.1%Not publishedNot published-10.4 pp vs world43.7%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world
Malawi200015.0%Not publishedNot published-8.6 pp vs world21.9%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world-6.9%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world37.0%Not publishedNot published-10.0 pp vs world
Malawi200116.4%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world22.7%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world-6.3%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world39.1%Not publishedNot published-6.8 pp vs world
Malawi200214.3%Not publishedNot published-8.9 pp vs world26.0%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world-11.7%Not publishedNot published-11.9 pp vs world40.3%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world
Malawi200319.2%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world30.7%Not publishedNot published+6.9 pp vs world-11.4%Not publishedNot published-11.6 pp vs world49.9%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world
Malawi200417.7%Not publishedNot published-8.1 pp vs world32.6%Not publishedNot published+7.2 pp vs world-14.9%Not publishedNot published-15.2 pp vs world50.3%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world
Malawi200516.9%Not publishedNot published-10.2 pp vs world39.3%Not publishedNot published+12.7 pp vs world-22.4%Not publishedNot published-22.9 pp vs world56.2%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world
Malawi200616.8%Not publishedNot published-11.9 pp vs world36.7%Not publishedNot published+8.6 pp vs world-19.9%Not publishedNot published-20.6 pp vs world53.5%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world
Malawi200720.0%Not publishedNot published-9.6 pp vs world34.3%Not publishedNot published+5.4 pp vs world-14.3%Not publishedNot published-15.0 pp vs world54.3%Not publishedNot published-4.2 pp vs world
Malawi200818.8%Not publishedNot published-12.1 pp vs world44.7%Not publishedNot published+14.4 pp vs world-25.8%Not publishedNot published-26.5 pp vs world63.5%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world
Malawi200921.4%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world40.2%Not publishedNot published+14.6 pp vs world-18.8%Not publishedNot published-19.4 pp vs world61.6%Not publishedNot published+9.8 pp vs world
Malawi201017.5%Not publishedNot published-11.1 pp vs world37.8%Not publishedNot published+10.1 pp vs world-20.3%Not publishedNot published-21.2 pp vs world55.3%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world
Malawi201118.9%Not publishedNot published-11.5 pp vs world35.5%Not publishedNot published+6.0 pp vs world-16.6%Not publishedNot published-17.5 pp vs world54.4%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world
Malawi201221.4%Not publishedNot published-8.7 pp vs world44.2%Not publishedNot published+15.0 pp vs world-22.7%Not publishedNot published-23.7 pp vs world65.6%Not publishedNot published+6.3 pp vs world
Malawi201322.0%Not publishedNot published-8.1 pp vs world54.4%Not publishedNot published+25.3 pp vs world-32.4%Not publishedNot published-33.4 pp vs world76.5%Not publishedNot published+17.2 pp vs world
Malawi201421.8%Not publishedNot published-8.0 pp vs world48.3%Not publishedNot published+19.4 pp vs world-26.5%Not publishedNot published-27.3 pp vs world70.1%Not publishedNot published+11.4 pp vs world
Malawi201517.8%Not publishedNot published-10.3 pp vs world36.4%Not publishedNot published+8.9 pp vs world-18.6%Not publishedNot published-19.2 pp vs world54.3%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world
Malawi201615.7%Not publishedNot published-11.5 pp vs world39.4%Not publishedNot published+13.0 pp vs world-23.7%Not publishedNot published-24.5 pp vs world55.0%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world
Malawi201712.7%Not publishedNot published-15.4 pp vs world32.6%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world-20.0%Not publishedNot published-20.7 pp vs world45.3%Not publishedNot published-10.1 pp vs world
Malawi201811.7%Not publishedNot published-17.4 pp vs world31.9%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world-20.2%Not publishedNot published-21.1 pp vs world43.6%Not publishedNot published-13.8 pp vs world
Malawi201913.0%Not publishedNot published-15.1 pp vs world31.2%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world-18.2%Not publishedNot published-18.8 pp vs world44.2%Not publishedNot published-11.4 pp vs world
Malawi202011.0%Not publishedNot published-15.1 pp vs world30.0%Not publishedNot published+4.6 pp vs world-19.0%Not publishedNot published-19.7 pp vs world41.0%Not publishedNot published-10.5 pp vs world
Malawi202112.7%Not publishedNot published-15.9 pp vs world31.9%Not publishedNot published+4.2 pp vs world-19.2%Not publishedNot published-20.2 pp vs world44.6%Not publishedNot published-11.7 pp vs world
Malawi202211.3%Not publishedNot published-19.6 pp vs world32.3%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world-20.9%Not publishedNot published-21.7 pp vs world43.6%Not publishedNot published-17.4 pp vs world
Malawi202311.2%Not publishedNot published-17.8 pp vs world31.2%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world-19.9%Not publishedNot published-20.7 pp vs world42.4%Not publishedNot published-14.9 pp vs world
Malawi202412.2%Not publishedNot published-16.8 pp vs world35.3%Not publishedNot published+7.2 pp vs world-23.2%Not publishedNot published-24.1 pp vs world47.5%Not publishedNot published-9.6 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Africa55.1%2024
Eastern Africa45.5%2024
World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Other activities is the largest current activity at 31.3%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing29.1%
1970–1990-23.2 pp1990–2010-14.0 pp2010–2024-2.8 pp

World specialization: 6.84×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities16.2%
1970–1990+13.6 pp1990–2010-12.2 pp2010–2024+3.0 pp

World specialization: 0.77×

Construction3.3%
1970–1990-1.1 pp1990–2010-2.0 pp2010–2024+0.0 pp

World specialization: 0.56×

Trade, restaurants and hotels12.6%
1970–1990+3.3 pp1990–2010+12.3 pp2010–2024-6.0 pp

World specialization: 0.87×

Transport, storage and communication10.3%
1970–1990+0.8 pp1990–2010+4.3 pp2010–2024+3.6 pp

World specialization: 1.06×

Other activities31.3%
1970–1990+6.6 pp1990–2010+11.6 pp2010–2024+5.0 pp

World specialization: 0.70×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

A one-hundred-percent stacked area chart showing the changing share of six industries.0%25%50%75%100%1970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added
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Formation1970–1990

8.1% → 14.7%

Percentage-point change: +6.6 pp
Integration1990–2010

14.7% → 26.3%

Percentage-point change: +11.6 pp
Current era2010–2024

26.3% → 31.3%

Percentage-point change: +5.0 pp
How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing6.84×
Mining, manufacturing and utilities0.77×
Construction0.56×
Trade, restaurants and hotels0.87×
Transport, storage and communication1.06×
Other activities0.70×
Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table
Malawi197069.2%Not publishedNot published+59.7 pp vs world11.8%Not publishedNot published-19.1 pp vs world6.4%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world3.0%Not publishedNot published-11.0 pp vs world1.6%Not publishedNot published-6.2 pp vs world8.1%Not publishedNot published-23.4 pp vs world
Malawi197169.6%Not publishedNot published+60.6 pp vs world10.5%Not publishedNot published-20.0 pp vs world6.9%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world3.9%Not publishedNot published-10.2 pp vs world2.1%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world7.0%Not publishedNot published-25.0 pp vs world
Malawi197268.0%Not publishedNot published+59.3 pp vs world11.3%Not publishedNot published-19.2 pp vs world7.9%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world3.5%Not publishedNot published-10.6 pp vs world2.2%Not publishedNot published-5.7 pp vs world7.0%Not publishedNot published-25.2 pp vs world
Malawi197355.9%Not publishedNot published+46.7 pp vs world15.9%Not publishedNot published-14.9 pp vs world8.7%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world4.3%Not publishedNot published-9.7 pp vs world3.0%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world12.2%Not publishedNot published-19.4 pp vs world
Malawi197455.2%Not publishedNot published+46.6 pp vs world16.1%Not publishedNot published-15.6 pp vs world9.1%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published-9.2 pp vs world2.8%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs world11.9%Not publishedNot published-19.5 pp vs world
Malawi197552.7%Not publishedNot published+44.4 pp vs world17.6%Not publishedNot published-13.0 pp vs world9.7%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world5.0%Not publishedNot published-9.2 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world11.7%Not publishedNot published-20.9 pp vs world
Malawi197654.3%Not publishedNot published+46.4 pp vs world16.7%Not publishedNot published-14.1 pp vs world9.7%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world5.5%Not publishedNot published-8.7 pp vs world2.7%Not publishedNot published-5.1 pp vs world11.0%Not publishedNot published-21.5 pp vs world
Malawi197757.6%Not publishedNot published+49.8 pp vs world15.2%Not publishedNot published-15.5 pp vs world9.1%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world5.5%Not publishedNot published-8.8 pp vs world2.4%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world10.2%Not publishedNot published-22.5 pp vs world
Malawi197852.2%Not publishedNot published+44.7 pp vs world16.6%Not publishedNot published-13.9 pp vs world12.3%Not publishedNot published+5.5 pp vs world4.6%Not publishedNot published-9.7 pp vs world2.7%Not publishedNot published-5.2 pp vs world11.5%Not publishedNot published-21.6 pp vs world
Malawi197954.7%Not publishedNot published+47.4 pp vs world18.2%Not publishedNot published-12.6 pp vs world7.7%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world4.2%Not publishedNot published-10.1 pp vs world2.4%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world12.9%Not publishedNot published-20.3 pp vs world
Malawi198049.4%Not publishedNot published+42.6 pp vs world21.6%Not publishedNot published-9.5 pp vs world12.4%Not publishedNot published+5.8 pp vs world3.4%Not publishedNot published-10.8 pp vs world2.0%Not publishedNot published-5.7 pp vs world11.1%Not publishedNot published-22.5 pp vs world
Malawi198146.8%Not publishedNot published+40.0 pp vs world22.4%Not publishedNot published-8.3 pp vs world9.4%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world3.6%Not publishedNot published-10.7 pp vs world2.8%Not publishedNot published-5.0 pp vs world15.0%Not publishedNot published-19.2 pp vs world
Malawi198249.8%Not publishedNot published+43.0 pp vs world20.9%Not publishedNot published-8.9 pp vs world8.8%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world6.0%Not publishedNot published-8.2 pp vs world1.9%Not publishedNot published-6.0 pp vs world12.6%Not publishedNot published-22.6 pp vs world
Malawi198352.0%Not publishedNot published+45.0 pp vs world19.6%Not publishedNot published-9.8 pp vs world6.9%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world4.2%Not publishedNot published-10.2 pp vs world1.8%Not publishedNot published-6.2 pp vs world15.6%Not publishedNot published-20.2 pp vs world
Malawi198451.5%Not publishedNot published+44.7 pp vs world23.8%Not publishedNot published-5.4 pp vs world4.1%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world2.3%Not publishedNot published-12.2 pp vs world2.3%Not publishedNot published-5.7 pp vs world15.9%Not publishedNot published-20.0 pp vs world
Malawi198550.0%Not publishedNot published+43.6 pp vs world23.3%Not publishedNot published-5.4 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world4.6%Not publishedNot published-10.2 pp vs world2.3%Not publishedNot published-5.7 pp vs world14.9%Not publishedNot published-21.8 pp vs world
Malawi198649.4%Not publishedNot published+43.5 pp vs world26.2%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world4.4%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world4.1%Not publishedNot published-10.6 pp vs world1.7%Not publishedNot published-6.4 pp vs world14.3%Not publishedNot published-23.6 pp vs world
Malawi198745.2%Not publishedNot published+39.8 pp vs world25.7%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world5.7%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world6.8%Not publishedNot published-7.8 pp vs world2.1%Not publishedNot published-6.0 pp vs world14.4%Not publishedNot published-24.1 pp vs world
Malawi198847.3%Not publishedNot published+41.9 pp vs world25.5%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world4.4%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world6.9%Not publishedNot published-7.8 pp vs world2.1%Not publishedNot published-6.1 pp vs world13.9%Not publishedNot published-24.7 pp vs world
Malawi198948.6%Not publishedNot published+43.3 pp vs world24.2%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world5.2%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world5.9%Not publishedNot published-8.6 pp vs world2.3%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world13.7%Not publishedNot published-25.4 pp vs world
Malawi199046.0%Not publishedNot published+40.8 pp vs world25.4%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world5.2%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world6.3%Not publishedNot published-8.1 pp vs world2.4%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world14.7%Not publishedNot published-24.9 pp vs world
Malawi199144.9%Not publishedNot published+40.1 pp vs world23.6%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world5.0%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world7.2%Not publishedNot published-7.7 pp vs world2.7%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world16.6%Not publishedNot published-23.6 pp vs world
Malawi199239.8%Not publishedNot published+35.5 pp vs world27.7%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world5.8%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world7.2%Not publishedNot published-8.1 pp vs world2.8%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world16.7%Not publishedNot published-24.3 pp vs world
Malawi199350.1%Not publishedNot published+46.0 pp vs world20.8%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world4.7%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world6.6%Not publishedNot published-8.5 pp vs world2.5%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world15.2%Not publishedNot published-26.6 pp vs world
Malawi199426.4%Not publishedNot published+22.4 pp vs world21.8%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world2.5%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world13.3%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world30.9%Not publishedNot published-10.2 pp vs world
Malawi199531.9%Not publishedNot published+28.0 pp vs world19.7%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world2.2%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world12.5%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world28.9%Not publishedNot published-13.2 pp vs world
Malawi199636.4%Not publishedNot published+32.3 pp vs world18.4%Not publishedNot published-5.9 pp vs world2.9%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world11.4%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world4.5%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world26.5%Not publishedNot published-15.9 pp vs world
Malawi199734.3%Not publishedNot published+30.3 pp vs world17.4%Not publishedNot published-6.6 pp vs world2.6%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world12.4%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world4.6%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world28.7%Not publishedNot published-14.1 pp vs world
Malawi199837.3%Not publishedNot published+33.5 pp vs world17.5%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world2.6%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world11.5%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world4.5%Not publishedNot published-4.5 pp vs world26.6%Not publishedNot published-16.9 pp vs world
Malawi199939.5%Not publishedNot published+35.9 pp vs world17.2%Not publishedNot published-5.9 pp vs world2.7%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world10.8%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world4.5%Not publishedNot published-4.6 pp vs world25.2%Not publishedNot published-18.4 pp vs world
Malawi200041.4%Not publishedNot published+38.0 pp vs world16.8%Not publishedNot published-6.7 pp vs world2.7%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world10.7%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world4.3%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world24.0%Not publishedNot published-19.6 pp vs world
Malawi200141.0%Not publishedNot published+37.6 pp vs world15.4%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world2.8%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world11.4%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world4.5%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world24.9%Not publishedNot published-19.6 pp vs world
Malawi200240.9%Not publishedNot published+37.5 pp vs world14.7%Not publishedNot published-7.4 pp vs world3.0%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world11.3%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world5.2%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world25.0%Not publishedNot published-20.1 pp vs world
Malawi200338.9%Not publishedNot published+35.5 pp vs world16.3%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world3.0%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world10.3%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world5.6%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world25.9%Not publishedNot published-19.2 pp vs world
Malawi200438.7%Not publishedNot published+35.2 pp vs world14.6%Not publishedNot published-8.0 pp vs world2.9%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world11.7%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world5.3%Not publishedNot published-4.2 pp vs world26.9%Not publishedNot published-17.4 pp vs world
Malawi200537.1%Not publishedNot published+33.8 pp vs world13.6%Not publishedNot published-9.5 pp vs world3.2%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world12.8%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world5.0%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world28.3%Not publishedNot published-15.9 pp vs world
Malawi200634.4%Not publishedNot published+31.1 pp vs world15.6%Not publishedNot published-8.0 pp vs world2.6%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world15.3%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world5.5%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world26.6%Not publishedNot published-17.2 pp vs world
Malawi200730.6%Not publishedNot published+27.0 pp vs world17.6%Not publishedNot published-6.0 pp vs world2.5%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world17.8%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world5.7%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world25.8%Not publishedNot published-17.8 pp vs world
Malawi200832.3%Not publishedNot published+28.6 pp vs world14.7%Not publishedNot published-9.4 pp vs world2.6%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world21.2%Not publishedNot published+7.0 pp vs world5.8%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world23.4%Not publishedNot published-19.7 pp vs world
Malawi200932.8%Not publishedNot published+29.0 pp vs world13.5%Not publishedNot published-8.8 pp vs world3.0%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world19.3%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world6.1%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world25.2%Not publishedNot published-19.9 pp vs world
Malawi201031.9%Not publishedNot published+27.9 pp vs world13.2%Not publishedNot published-10.5 pp vs world3.2%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world18.7%Not publishedNot published+4.6 pp vs world6.7%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world26.3%Not publishedNot published-17.6 pp vs world
Malawi201130.3%Not publishedNot published+26.1 pp vs world14.0%Not publishedNot published-10.3 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world19.2%Not publishedNot published+5.2 pp vs world6.8%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world26.4%Not publishedNot published-16.7 pp vs world
Malawi201229.7%Not publishedNot published+25.4 pp vs world13.4%Not publishedNot published-10.7 pp vs world3.2%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world17.2%Not publishedNot published+3.1 pp vs world7.5%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world29.0%Not publishedNot published-14.2 pp vs world
Malawi201328.9%Not publishedNot published+24.5 pp vs world13.9%Not publishedNot published-9.9 pp vs world3.1%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world16.9%Not publishedNot published+2.8 pp vs world7.9%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world29.4%Not publishedNot published-13.9 pp vs world
Malawi201428.0%Not publishedNot published+23.6 pp vs world14.3%Not publishedNot published-9.0 pp vs world3.1%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world16.3%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world8.4%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world29.8%Not publishedNot published-13.7 pp vs world
Malawi201526.0%Not publishedNot published+21.5 pp vs world14.8%Not publishedNot published-7.5 pp vs world3.1%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world16.0%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world9.0%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world31.0%Not publishedNot published-13.2 pp vs world
Malawi201624.3%Not publishedNot published+19.9 pp vs world15.1%Not publishedNot published-6.6 pp vs world3.2%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world15.3%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world9.6%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world32.5%Not publishedNot published-12.3 pp vs world
Malawi201724.4%Not publishedNot published+20.1 pp vs world15.7%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world15.2%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world10.3%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world34.4%Not publishedNot published-9.9 pp vs world
Malawi201823.1%Not publishedNot published+18.9 pp vs world16.2%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world15.4%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world10.8%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world34.3%Not publishedNot published-9.9 pp vs world
Malawi201924.5%Not publishedNot published+20.2 pp vs world16.3%Not publishedNot published-5.4 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world14.9%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world10.9%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world33.4%Not publishedNot published-11.2 pp vs world
Malawi202026.7%Not publishedNot published+22.1 pp vs world17.0%Not publishedNot published-4.0 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world13.9%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world10.6%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world32.4%Not publishedNot published-13.2 pp vs world
Malawi202127.2%Not publishedNot published+22.7 pp vs world16.4%Not publishedNot published-5.9 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world13.4%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world10.7%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world32.0%Not publishedNot published-12.0 pp vs world
Malawi202229.4%Not publishedNot published+24.9 pp vs world14.7%Not publishedNot published-8.0 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world13.0%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world10.6%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world32.1%Not publishedNot published-11.1 pp vs world
Malawi202330.8%Not publishedNot published+26.4 pp vs world17.5%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world11.5%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world9.8%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world29.7%Not publishedNot published-14.3 pp vs world
Malawi202429.1%Not publishedNot published+24.9 pp vs world16.2%Not publishedNot published-5.0 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world12.6%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world10.3%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world31.3%Not publishedNot published-13.2 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 12.6% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Malawi was 3.1 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share
12.6%
World specialization
0.80×
Latest year
2024
Manufacturing share of total gross value added across the full AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–20242621.617.3138.71970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

10.7% → 21.8%

Percentage-point change: +11.1 pp
Integration1990–2010

21.8% → 10.7%

Percentage-point change: -11.1 pp
Current era2010–2024

10.7% → 12.6%

Percentage-point change: +1.9 pp
Share of total GVA12.6%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Share within parent activity77.8%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Real manufacturing growth2.9%2024 · Published series · World rank 99 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 144 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table
Malawi197010.7%Not publishedNot published-15.3 pp vs world90.5%Not publishedNot published+6.4 pp vs worldNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi19719.4%Not publishedNot published-16.1 pp vs world89.3%Not publishedNot published+5.6 pp vs world5.7%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi197210.3%Not publishedNot published-15.3 pp vs world90.9%Not publishedNot published+7.2 pp vs world17.9%Not publishedNot published+11.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi197314.4%Not publishedNot published-11.3 pp vs world90.2%Not publishedNot published+7.2 pp vs world-3.2%Not publishedNot published-12.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi197414.8%Not publishedNot published-10.3 pp vs world92.0%Not publishedNot published+12.8 pp vs world11.6%Not publishedNot published+10.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi197516.0%Not publishedNot published-8.3 pp vs world90.6%Not publishedNot published+11.5 pp vs world17.4%Not publishedNot published+20.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi197615.2%Not publishedNot published-9.1 pp vs world91.0%Not publishedNot published+12.2 pp vs world-3.6%Not publishedNot published-10.8 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi197713.7%Not publishedNot published-10.5 pp vs world89.7%Not publishedNot published+11.3 pp vs world2.9%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi197814.9%Not publishedNot published-9.2 pp vs world89.7%Not publishedNot published+10.7 pp vs world5.3%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi197916.1%Not publishedNot published-7.7 pp vs world88.5%Not publishedNot published+11.4 pp vs world4.4%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi198019.9%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world92.1%Not publishedNot published+18.4 pp vs world0.3%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi198120.4%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world91.2%Not publishedNot published+17.8 pp vs world7.3%Not publishedNot published+6.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi198218.8%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world90.0%Not publishedNot published+15.9 pp vs world-7.0%Not publishedNot published-5.4 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi198317.2%Not publishedNot published-4.5 pp vs world87.9%Not publishedNot published+13.9 pp vs world9.9%Not publishedNot published+8.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi198421.9%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world91.9%Not publishedNot published+17.2 pp vs world-1.6%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi198521.6%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world92.6%Not publishedNot published+17.0 pp vs world-0.6%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi198624.8%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world94.8%Not publishedNot published+15.6 pp vs world7.6%Not publishedNot published+5.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi198724.4%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world94.8%Not publishedNot published+15.5 pp vs world4.6%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi198824.0%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world94.1%Not publishedNot published+14.0 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi198920.7%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world85.3%Not publishedNot published+5.5 pp vs world8.5%Not publishedNot published+5.8 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi199021.8%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world86.0%Not publishedNot published+7.6 pp vs world11.2%Not publishedNot published+10.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi199120.2%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world85.7%Not publishedNot published+6.9 pp vs world3.0%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi199223.8%Not publishedNot published+4.0 pp vs world85.8%Not publishedNot published+7.6 pp vs world3.0%Not publishedNot published+3.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi199317.6%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world84.6%Not publishedNot published+7.2 pp vs world-10.5%Not publishedNot published-9.8 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi199420.1%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world92.3%Not publishedNot published+14.1 pp vs world3.2%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi199518.2%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world92.4%Not publishedNot published+14.4 pp vs world8.2%Not publishedNot published+3.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi199616.4%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world89.4%Not publishedNot published+12.9 pp vs world-5.6%Not publishedNot published-8.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi199715.7%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world89.9%Not publishedNot published+13.9 pp vs world1.0%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi199815.7%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world89.5%Not publishedNot published+12.7 pp vs world1.5%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi199915.4%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world89.8%Not publishedNot published+13.9 pp vs world1.7%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi200014.9%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world88.8%Not publishedNot published+14.9 pp vs world-2.9%Not publishedNot published-9.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi200113.4%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world86.9%Not publishedNot published+14.3 pp vs world-14.2%Not publishedNot published-13.4 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi200213.1%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world88.6%Not publishedNot published+16.5 pp vs world-0.1%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi200314.5%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world88.9%Not publishedNot published+17.4 pp vs world16.9%Not publishedNot published+13.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi200412.6%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world86.3%Not publishedNot published+9.8 pp vs world3.0%Not publishedNot published-16.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi200511.6%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world85.3%Not publishedNot published+11.3 pp vs world4.3%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi200613.8%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world88.8%Not publishedNot published+16.3 pp vs world7.8%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi200715.5%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world88.2%Not publishedNot published+15.8 pp vs world17.1%Not publishedNot published+11.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi200812.6%Not publishedNot published-4.2 pp vs world86.0%Not publishedNot published+16.1 pp vs world11.0%Not publishedNot published+9.8 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi200911.2%Not publishedNot published-5.0 pp vs world82.8%Not publishedNot published+10.1 pp vs world29.1%Not publishedNot published+35.4 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi201010.7%Not publishedNot published-6.1 pp vs world81.1%Not publishedNot published+10.3 pp vs world11.4%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi201111.3%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world80.5%Not publishedNot published+11.2 pp vs world9.7%Not publishedNot published+5.4 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi201210.7%Not publishedNot published-6.1 pp vs world79.4%Not publishedNot published+9.9 pp vs world7.1%Not publishedNot published+4.7 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi201311.0%Not publishedNot published-5.7 pp vs world78.8%Not publishedNot published+8.8 pp vs world14.1%Not publishedNot published+10.9 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi201411.3%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world79.1%Not publishedNot published+7.3 pp vs world14.7%Not publishedNot published+10.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi201511.7%Not publishedNot published-5.4 pp vs world78.6%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world11.6%Not publishedNot published+8.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi201611.7%Not publishedNot published-5.0 pp vs world77.9%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world8.7%Not publishedNot published+6.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi201712.0%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world76.9%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world13.2%Not publishedNot published+9.8 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi201812.2%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world75.3%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world6.8%Not publishedNot published+2.8 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi201912.3%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world75.3%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world7.6%Not publishedNot published+6.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi202012.9%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world75.6%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world4.2%Not publishedNot published+6.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi202112.7%Not publishedNot published-4.2 pp vs world77.4%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world4.1%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi202211.5%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs world77.7%Not publishedNot published+5.8 pp vs world-1.4%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi202313.6%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world78.2%Not publishedNot published+4.8 pp vs world0.1%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Malawi202412.6%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world77.8%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world2.9%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Africa1.12×
Eastern Africa1.43×
World0.80×