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Industry share of GDP — all countries

Industry share of GDP — Malawi

Industry share of GDP in Malawi in 2025 — 14.3%. Ranked 143 in the world out of 158. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 9.5 pp.

2025 14.3% −2.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 143of 158
Period maximum 33.4%1992
Period minimum 14.3%2025

Trend over time

1980–2025 · % of GDP

Industry share of GDP — Malawi, 1980–202510152025303519801985199019952000200520102015202020251980: 23.8%1981: 23.1%1982: 22.5%1983: 22.8%1984: 21.2%1985: 23%1986: 22.8%1987: 25.8%1988: 24.5%1989: 28%1990: 29.1%1991: 28.8%1992: 33.4%1993: 26%1994: 22.8%1995: 20.5%1996: 20.6%1997: 19.8%1998: 19.5%1999: 19.5%2000: 19%2001: 17.9%2002: 19.8%2003: 21.2%2004: 18.4%2005: 17.5%2006: 19.2%2007: 21.3%2008: 18.9%2009: 18.1%2010: 17.9%2011: 18.2%2012: 17.7%2013: 17.4%2014: 17.3%2015: 17.6%2016: 17.7%2017: 17.7%2018: 18.4%2019: 18.5%2020: 19.1%2021: 18.4%2022: 16.9%2023: 19.3%2024: 17.1%2025: 14.3%
Change over the period: −9.5 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Malawi 14.3%
World 25%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.1%
Eastern Africa computed 24.9%
Low-income countries computed 28.1%
Industry share of GDP — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.3 −2.8 pp
2024 17.1 −2.2 pp
2023 19.3 +2.4 pp
2022 16.9 −1.5 pp
2021 18.4 −0.7 pp
2020 19.1 +0.6 pp
2019 18.5 +0.1 pp
2018 18.4 +0.6 pp
2017 17.7 +0.1 pp
2016 17.7 +0.1 pp
2015 17.6 +0.3 pp
2014 17.3 −0.2 pp
2013 17.4 −0.3 pp
2012 17.7 −0.4 pp
2011 18.2 +0.2 pp
2010 17.9 −0.1 pp
2009 18.1 −0.9 pp
2008 18.9 −2.4 pp
2007 21.3 +2.1 pp
2006 19.2 +1.7 pp
2005 17.5 −0.9 pp
2004 18.4 −2.7 pp
2003 21.2 +1.4 pp
2002 19.8 +1.9 pp
2001 17.9 −1.2 pp
2000 19 −0.5 pp
1999 19.5 +0 pp
1998 19.5 −0.3 pp
1997 19.8 −0.8 pp
1996 20.6 +0.2 pp
1995 20.5 −2.3 pp
1994 22.8 −3.2 pp
1993 26 −7.4 pp
1992 33.4 +4.7 pp
1991 28.8 −0.4 pp
1990 29.1 +1.2 pp
1989 28 +3.4 pp
1988 24.5 −1.2 pp
1987 25.8 +3 pp
1986 22.8 −0.2 pp
1985 23 +1.8 pp
1984 21.2 −1.6 pp
1983 22.8 +0.3 pp
1982 22.5 −0.6 pp
1981 23.1 −0.7 pp
1980 23.8 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

ZW Zimbabwe 37.1 ZM Zambia 35.3 TZ Tanzania 29.8 ET Ethiopia 27.8 UG Uganda 24.3 MG Madagascar 23.9 MZ Mozambique 22.1 RW Rwanda 22 BI Burundi 18.2 MU Mauritius 17.7 DJ Djibouti 16.6 KE Kenya 16.3 SC Seychelles 14.3 MW Malawi 14.3 KM Comoros 9.9
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About the indicator

The share of industrial value added — mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply and construction — in GDP. The classification follows the ISIC divisions. A high share can mean either a developed manufacturing sector or dependence on resource extraction, so the indicator should be read alongside the share of manufacturing.

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

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