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Malawi in figures

  • GDP growth

    2.5%

    2025 · 2026 : 2.6% (projection)

  • Inflation

    28.4%

    2025 · 2026 : 21.9% (projection)

  • Public debt

    96.6%

    2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 78.0% (projection)

  • Fiscal balance

    -10.2%

    2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -8.6% (projection)

  • Current account balance

    -13.8%

    2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -12.2% (projection)

  • Nominal GDP

    15.1 bn USD

    2025 · 2026 : 18.3 bn USD (projection)

  • GDP per capita

    627 USD

    2025 · 2026 : 740 USD (projection)

  • Population

    22.2 million

    2025

Malawi: real GDP growth

In %

Observed or estimatedIMF projection0246201520182021202420272030Observed or estimated · 2015 : 3 %Observed or estimated · 2016 : 2.3 %Observed or estimated · 2017 : 4 %Observed or estimated · 2018 : 4.4 %Observed or estimated · 2019 : 5.4 %Observed or estimated · 2020 : 1 %Observed or estimated · 2021 : 4.6 %Observed or estimated · 2022 : 0.9 %Observed or estimated · 2023 : 1.9 %Observed or estimated · 2024 : 1.7 %Observed or estimated · 2025 : 2.5 %2.5IMF projection · 2025 : 2.5 %IMF projection · 2026 : 2.6 %IMF projection · 2027 : 2.3 %IMF projection · 2028 : 2.5 %IMF projection · 2029 : 2.7 %IMF projection · 2030 : 3 %IMF projection · 2031 : 3 %3Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · bifinances

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

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Observed or estimatedIMF projection
20153–
20162.3–
20174–
20184.4–
20195.4–
20201–
20214.6–
20220.9–
20231.9–
20241.7–
20252.52.5
2026–2.6
2027–2.3
2028–2.5
2029–2.7
2030–3
2031–3
Malawi: inflation

In %

Observed or estimatedIMF projection010203040201520182021202420272030Observed or estimated · 2015 : 21.9 %Observed or estimated · 2016 : 21.7 %Observed or estimated · 2017 : 11.5 %Observed or estimated · 2018 : 9.2 %Observed or estimated · 2019 : 9.4 %Observed or estimated · 2020 : 8.6 %Observed or estimated · 2021 : 9.3 %Observed or estimated · 2022 : 20.8 %Observed or estimated · 2023 : 28.8 %Observed or estimated · 2024 : 32.2 %Observed or estimated · 2025 : 28.4 %28.4IMF projection · 2025 : 28.4 %IMF projection · 2026 : 21.9 %IMF projection · 2027 : 25 %IMF projection · 2028 : 20.6 %IMF projection · 2029 : 17.3 %IMF projection · 2030 : 15.7 %IMF projection · 2031 : 13 %13Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · bifinances

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

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Observed or estimatedIMF projection
201521.9–
201621.7–
201711.5–
20189.2–
20199.4–
20208.6–
20219.3–
202220.8–
202328.8–
202432.2–
202528.428.4
2026–21.9
2027–25
2028–20.6
2029–17.3
2030–15.7
2031–13
Access to electricity
16% (2024)
Internet users
19% (2024)
Foreign direct investment
+3.6% (2025)
Personal remittances
2.0% (2025)

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.

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