Malawi: Economy
Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Low Income |
Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
Economic Trivia | Tobacco accounts for more than half of Malawi's exports. |
Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2015): South Africa, China, and India |
Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Tobacco; Tea; Sugar; Sawmill Products |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
GDP, PPP (current international) | $22,387,439,902 (2017) |
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 4% (2017) |
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $1,202 (2017) |
GDP Country Rank 141/195 (2017)
Economic Indicators [1]
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 12.178% (2017) |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $2,160,096,803 (2017) |
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 34.5% (2017) |
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 20.551% (2016) |
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 9.366% (2017) |
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($1,021,368,370) (2017) |
Labor and Employment [1]
Labor Force, Total | 8,029,723 (2017) |
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 84.693% (2017) |
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 8.425% (2017) |
Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 6.883% (2017) |
Unemployment Rate | 5.898% (2017) |
Trade [1]
Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $2,279,708,088 (2017) |
Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $1,838,215,016 (2017) |
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 54.888% (2017) |
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $277,112,167 (2017) |
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $129,840,108 (2017) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Malawi’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.