GDP per capita, PPP in Malawi
Malawi: GDP per capita, PPP was 1,859 current international $ in 2024. β² Rising
GDP per capita, PPP in Malawi, 1990β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1,859 current international $ for gdp per capita, ppp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita, ppp in Malawi peaked at 1,859 current international $ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 671.5 current international $, in 1990.
That places Malawi 194th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 804.15 current international $ | 671.5 current international $ | 960.71 current international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,097 current international $ | 924.06 current international $ | 1,388 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,451 current international $ | 1,364 current international $ | 1,558 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,734 current international $ | 1,513 current international $ | 1,859 current international $ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 191 Niger 2,015 current international $ compare
- 192 Liberia 1,885 current international $ compare
- 193 Madagascar 1,884 current international $ compare
- 195 Eritrea 1,742 current international $ compare
- 196 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,710 current international $ compare
- 197 Mozambique 1,700 current international $ compare
More population data for Malawi
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.423 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.85 million (2100)
- Population density 627.29 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.423 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.59 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 35,510 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.59 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.59 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.6 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 3.65 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita, ppp in Malawi?
- Gdp per capita, ppp in Malawi was 1,859 current international $ in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,859 current international $ in 2024.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 671.5 current international $ in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Malawi ranks 194th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GDP per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release