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54African countries
IndicatorGDP
Latest dataset year2025
Countries with data54 / 54
SourceWorld Bank — World Development Indicators
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GDP — Malawi
Latest available year: 2025 · Data available from 1980 Latest is based on data available for Malawi.
What this indicator means: Gross domestic product at purchaser prices, reported in current US dollars. Frequency: annual · Unit: current US$.
Historical time seriesChoose the period for Malawi. Missing years are shown as gaps rather than connected data.
GDP in Malawi
1980–2025 · current US$
GDPY-axis: current US$
DATA DOCUMENTATION
Source & methodology
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators · View original source
World Bank World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD. Values are imported as published; null observations are excluded.
Status: verified · Last updated: 2026-09-12 17:02:05
First value1,801,156,7751980
Latest value14,918,276,6982025
Change over period+728.26%1980 to 2025
Observations46complete annual series
Understanding GDP in Malawi
Gross domestic product at purchaser prices, reported in current US dollars. AfriFacto presents the available historical observations so readers can understand the direction, scale and changes in gdp over time. Where a source does not report a year, AfriFacto leaves that year as missing rather than estimating a value.
Historical data table
| Year | GDP | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,918,276,698 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2024 | 11,311,971,400 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2023 | 13,363,669,673 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2022 | 12,429,059,928 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2021 | 12,378,119,199 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2020 | 11,769,313,598 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2019 | 11,051,852,713 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2018 | 9,879,220,354 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2017 | 8,943,543,794 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2016 | 7,909,868,618 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2015 | 9,219,474,379 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2014 | 8,801,326,169 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2013 | 8,031,571,928 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2012 | 8,773,203,178 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2011 | 11,648,142,958 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2010 | 10,128,323,011 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2009 | 9,009,887,947 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2008 | 7,743,617,352 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2007 | 6,451,210,219 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2006 | 5,818,279,739 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2005 | 5,320,409,651 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2004 | 5,058,726,350 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2003 | 4,669,789,300 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2002 | 5,087,328,438 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2001 | 2,498,008,665 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2000 | 2,537,307,580 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1999 | 2,584,478,924 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1998 | 2,547,609,590 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1997 | 3,875,785,863 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1996 | 3,319,573,750 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1995 | 2,033,701,498 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1994 | 1,719,864,761 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1993 | 3,013,392,658 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1992 | 2,618,837,835 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1991 | 3,206,783,830 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1990 | 2,737,087,862 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1989 | 2,314,205,130 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1988 | 2,008,189,508 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1987 | 1,721,711,808 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1986 | 1,722,586,299 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1985 | 1,646,442,273 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1984 | 1,758,028,656 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1983 | 1,780,148,049 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1982 | 1,717,379,495 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1981 | 1,801,193,910 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1980 | 1,801,156,775 current US$ | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
African GDP ranking 2025 · current US$
The ranking uses the selected year. Countries without an observation for that year are omitted.
| Rank | Country | GDP | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 14,918,276,698 | 2025 |
SELECTED COUNTRY
Malawi
Southern Africa · Latest imported 2025
GDP14,918,276,698.30current US$
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