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IndicatorGDP per capita
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SourceWorld Bank — World Development Indicators
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GDP per capita — Malawi

Latest available year: 2025 · Data available from 1980 Latest is based on data available for Malawi.

What this indicator means: Gross domestic product divided by midyear population. Frequency: annual · Unit: current US$ per person.

Historical time seriesChoose the period for Malawi. Missing years are shown as gaps rather than connected data.

GDP per capita in Malawi

1980–2025 · current US$ per person

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GDP per capitaY-axis: current US$ per person
810.57672.79535.02397.24259.46121.69 current US$ per person 198019891998200720162025
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Source & methodology

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators · View original source

World Bank World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. Values are imported as published; null observations are excluded.

Status: verified · Last updated: 2026-09-12 17:02:20

First value287.471980
Latest value671.512025
Change over period+133.59%1980 to 2025
Observations46complete annual series

Understanding GDP per capita in Malawi

Gross domestic product divided by midyear population. AfriFacto presents the available historical observations so readers can understand the direction, scale and changes in gdp per capita over time. Where a source does not report a year, AfriFacto leaves that year as missing rather than estimating a value.

Historical data table

YearGDP per capitaSourceStatus
2025671.51 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2024522.37 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2023633.21 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2022604.27 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2021617.45 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2020602.51 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2019580.89 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2018533.20 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2017495.77 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2016450.51 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2015539.61 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2014529.51 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2013496.95 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2012558.46 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2011763.06 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2010683.12 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2009625.87 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2008554.05 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2007475.18 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2006440.82 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2005414.36 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2004404.67 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2003383.35 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2002428.21 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2001215.47 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2000224.22 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1999233.94 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1998236.05 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1997366.95 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1996320.66 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1995200.36 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1994169.20 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1993293.02 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1992258.39 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1991325.75 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1990286.73 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1989252.20 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1988229.42 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1987207.61 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1986217.87 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1985216.05 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1984239.75 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1983252.44 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1982253.34 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1981276.41 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1980287.47 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified

African GDP per capita ranking 2025 · current US$ per person

The ranking uses the selected year. Countries without an observation for that year are omitted.

RankCountryGDP per capitaYear
1Malawi671.512025
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Flag of Malawi Malawi

Southern Africa · Latest imported 2025

GDP per capita671.51current US$ per person
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