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Agriculture share of GDP — all countries

Agriculture share of GDP — Malawi

Agriculture share of GDP in Malawi in 2025 — 30%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 158. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 2.6 pp.

2025 30% −1.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 10of 158
Period maximum 37.2%1993
Period minimum 18.6%1994

Trend over time

1980–2025 · % of GDP

Agriculture share of GDP — Malawi, 1980–202515202530354019801985199019952000200520102015202020251980: 32.6%1981: 29.9%1982: 31%1983: 31.8%1984: 31.3%1985: 31.7%1986: 32.3%1987: 35.8%1988: 36.1%1989: 33.7%1990: 32%1991: 33%1992: 29.1%1993: 37.2%1994: 18.6%1995: 22.3%1996: 26.1%1997: 25.2%1998: 26.8%1999: 28.6%2000: 29.7%2001: 29.3%2002: 32.3%2003: 30.1%2004: 28.9%2005: 27.4%2006: 25.7%2007: 22.9%2008: 24.9%2009: 25.3%2010: 24.6%2011: 23.9%2012: 23.5%2013: 23.8%2014: 23.9%2015: 23%2016: 22.2%2017: 22.9%2018: 21.6%2019: 22.9%2020: 25%2021: 25.5%2022: 27.6%2023: 28.9%2024: 31.8%2025: 30%
Change over the period: −2.6 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 30%
World 4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 17.9%
Eastern Africa computed 22.9%
Low-income countries computed 25.8%
Agriculture share of GDP — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 30 −1.8 pp
2024 31.8 +2.9 pp
2023 28.9 +1.3 pp
2022 27.6 +2.1 pp
2021 25.5 +0.5 pp
2020 25 +2.1 pp
2019 22.9 +1.3 pp
2018 21.6 −1.3 pp
2017 22.9 +0.7 pp
2016 22.2 −0.8 pp
2015 23 −0.9 pp
2014 23.9 +0 pp
2013 23.8 +0.3 pp
2012 23.5 −0.4 pp
2011 23.9 −0.7 pp
2010 24.6 −0.7 pp
2009 25.3 +0.4 pp
2008 24.9 +2 pp
2007 22.9 −2.8 pp
2006 25.7 −1.7 pp
2005 27.4 −1.5 pp
2004 28.9 −1.3 pp
2003 30.1 −2.2 pp
2002 32.3 +2.9 pp
2001 29.3 −0.3 pp
2000 29.7 +1 pp
1999 28.6 +1.8 pp
1998 26.8 +1.6 pp
1997 25.2 −0.9 pp
1996 26.1 +3.8 pp
1995 22.3 +3.8 pp
1994 18.6 −18.7 pp
1993 37.2 +8.2 pp
1992 29.1 −3.9 pp
1991 33 +1 pp
1990 32 −1.7 pp
1989 33.7 −2.4 pp
1988 36.1 +0.3 pp
1987 35.8 +3.6 pp
1986 32.3 +0.5 pp
1985 31.7 +0.4 pp
1984 31.3 −0.4 pp
1983 31.8 +0.8 pp
1982 31 +1.1 pp
1981 29.9 −2.7 pp
1980 32.6 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KM Comoros 36.6 BI Burundi 34.3 ET Ethiopia 32.8 MW Malawi 30 UG Uganda 26.1 MZ Mozambique 25.6 KE Kenya 23.2 TZ Tanzania 22.9 MG Madagascar 21.7 RW Rwanda 20.3 ZW Zimbabwe 9.5 MU Mauritius 4.6 ZM Zambia 4.1 SC Seychelles 2.6 DJ Djibouti 2.3
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of value added by agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing in GDP. It is one of the most reliable indicators of the level of economic development: in low-income countries the sector delivers a quarter of GDP or more, in high-income ones usually less than 2%, even though the physical volume of output there can be far larger.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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