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GDP per capita at PPP — Malawi

GDP per capita at PPP in Malawi in 2025 — 1,899 int$. Ranked 181 in the world out of 185. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 182.8%.

2025 1,899 int$ +2.1% vs 2024
World rank 181of 185
Period maximum 1,899 int$2025
Period minimum 672 int$1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · international $ per capita

GDP per capita at PPP — Malawi, 1990–20255001,0001,5002,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 672 int$1991: 732 int$1992: 674 int$1993: 746 int$1994: 692 int$1995: 825 int$1996: 884 int$1997: 915 int$1998: 941 int$1999: 961 int$2000: 974 int$2001: 924 int$2002: 931 int$2003: 979 int$2004: 1,033 int$2005: 1,071 int$2006: 1,124 int$2007: 1,231 int$2008: 1,311 int$2009: 1,388 int$2010: 1,458 int$2011: 1,516 int$2012: 1,464 int$2013: 1,558 int$2014: 1,506 int$2015: 1,403 int$2016: 1,410 int$2017: 1,380 int$2018: 1,364 int$2019: 1,450 int$2020: 1,513 int$2021: 1,688 int$2022: 1,778 int$2023: 1,832 int$2024: 1,860 int$2025: 1,899 int$
Change over the period: +1,228 (+182.84%) Average annual rate: 3.02 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Malawi 1,899 int$
World 25,704 int$
Sub-Saharan Africa 5,786 int$
Eastern Africa computed 3,892 int$
Low-income countries computed 2,684 int$
GDP per capita at PPP — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year int$ Change Change, %
2025 1,899 +39 +2.1%
2024 1,860 +28 +1.55%
2023 1,832 +54 +3.03%
2022 1,778 +90 +5.36%
2021 1,688 +174 +11.51%
2020 1,513 +63 +4.38%
2019 1,450 +86 +6.32%
2018 1,364 −16 −1.19%
2017 1,380 −30 −2.11%
2016 1,410 +7 +0.49%
2015 1,403 −102 −6.81%
2014 1,506 −53 −3.37%
2013 1,558 +94 +6.43%
2012 1,464 −52 −3.44%
2011 1,516 +59 +4.02%
2010 1,458 +70 +5.03%
2009 1,388 +76 +5.82%
2008 1,311 +81 +6.57%
2007 1,231 +106 +9.44%
2006 1,124 +54 +5%
2005 1,071 +38 +3.69%
2004 1,033 +54 +5.49%
2003 979 +48 +5.13%
2002 931 +7 +0.78%
2001 924 −50 −5.16%
2000 974 +14 +1.42%
1999 961 +20 +2.09%
1998 941 +26 +2.82%
1997 915 +31 +3.48%
1996 884 +59 +7.15%
1995 825 +134 +19.35%
1994 692 −54 −7.25%
1993 746 +72 +10.67%
1992 674 −58 −7.94%
1991 732 +60 +9%
1990 672 — —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

SC Seychelles 35,854 MU Mauritius 33,667 DJ Djibouti 8,452 KE Kenya 7,016 ZW Zimbabwe 6,470 TZ Tanzania 4,471 ZM Zambia 4,379 KM Comoros 4,238 RW Rwanda 4,164 ET Ethiopia 3,622 UG Uganda 3,488 MG Madagascar 1,952 MW Malawi 1,899 MZ Mozambique 1,698 SO Somalia 1,643 BI Burundi 1,248
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About the indicator

GDP at purchasing power parity divided by the population. Of all aggregate indicators this is the soundest basis for comparing material living standards across countries: it accounts both for the size of the economy per person and for how much that money buys inside the country. It says nothing about inequality or about the non-market side of well-being.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its GDP at PPP over all of its population, not an average of country values. Conversion at PPP accounts for differences in price levels, so comparing countries by it is fairer than comparing them at market exchange rates.

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

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