Country · MWI
Malawi · Economy
Period
Malawi: GDP of 15.1 bn$ in 2025 (IMF), +27.4 % since 2020 in current dollars. Growth in 2025: +2.5 %.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · copied on 2026-11-11
- GDP, current dollars
- 15.1 bn$
- 2025 · +27.4 % since 2020
- GDP per capita
- 627 $
- 2025 · +10.6 % since 2020
- Inflation
- 28.4 %
- 2025 · +19.8 pt since 2020
- Public debt
- 96.6 %
- 2025 · +42.7 pt since 2020
GDP, current dollars
Billions of current dollars · dashed: estimates and projections
In its region
GDP in current dollars, 2020 → 2025
- 1 Angola +112.7 %
- 2 Mozambique +65.8 %
- 3 Zambia +58.3 %
- 4 Zimbabwe +45.9 %
- 5 Namibia +42.5 %
- 6 Botswana +33.2 %
- 7 Lesotho +32.2 %
- 8 Malawi +27.4 %
- 9 South Africa +26.4 %
- 10 Eswatini +25.9 %
All indicators
Value in 2025 and change since 2020
| Indicator | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | +1.0 % | +2.5 % | +1.5 pt |
| GDP, current dollars | 11.8 bn$ | 15.1 bn$ | +27.4 % |
| GDP per capita | 568 $ | 627 $ | +10.6 % |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 1,415 $ | 1,764 $ | +24.6 % |
| Inflation | 8.6 % | 28.4 % | +19.8 pt |
| Public debt | 53.9 % | 96.6 % | +42.7 pt |
| Population | 20.9 M | 24.1 M | +15.3 % |
| Fiscal balance | −8.0 % | −10.2 % | −2.2 pt |
| Current account | −13.8 % | −13.8 % | 0.0 pt |
| Unemployment | n/a | n/a | n/a |