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Malawi GDP

Animated chart · GDP (current US$) · 1980–2024

$11.3B2024 (latest)
+528%since 1980
$13.4Bpeak (2023)
45years of data
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$0$3.8B$7.5B$11.3B$15.0B198020022024
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · CC BY 4.0

Malawi GDP rose from $1.8B in 1980 to $11.3B in 2024 — 528% higher over 44 years, a compound 4.3% a year. It peaked at $13.4B back in 2023. The sharpest single-year move was +104% in 2002, against a 43% fall in 1994. Over the past decade it rose 29%.

The data

YearGDP
2024$11.3B
2023$13.4B
2022$12.4B
2021$12.4B
2020$11.8B
2019$11.1B
2018$9.9B
2017$8.9B
2016$7.9B
2015$9.2B
2014$8.8B
2013$8.0B
2012$8.8B
2011$11.6B
2010$10.1B
2009$9.0B
2008$7.7B
2007$6.5B
2006$5.8B
2005$5.3B
2004$5.1B
2003$4.7B
2002$5.1B
2001$2.5B
2000$2.5B
1999$2.6B
1998$2.5B
1997$3.9B
1996$3.3B
1995$2.0B
1994$1.7B
1993$3.0B
1992$2.6B
1991$3.2B
1990$2.7B
1989$2.3B
1988$2.0B
1987$1.7B
1986$1.7B
1985$1.6B
1984$1.8B
1983$1.8B
1982$1.7B
1981$1.8B
1980$1.8B

Data: World Bank (World Development Indicators), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

Frequently asked questions

What is Malawi's GDP in 2024?
Malawi's GDP was $11.3B in 2024, from the World Bank's GDP (current US$) series.
How much has Malawi's GDP grown since 1980?
It rose from $1.8B in 1980 to $11.3B in 2024 — 528% higher, about 4.3% a year.
When was Malawi's GDP at its highest?
It peaked at $13.4B in 2023.
Where does this GDP chart get its data?
The World Bank's World Development Indicators (series NY.GDP.MKTP.CD), licensed CC BY 4.0. Kitegraph charts it and lets you export an animated video.