Agriculture share of GDP in Malawi
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced 30.0% of GDP in Malawi in 2025.
Malawi, 2025
30.0%
Change from 2024
−1.8percentage points
World, 2025
4.0%
Agriculture share of GDP in Malawi over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.0% | 4.0% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | 4.1% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | 4.1% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | 4.3% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | 4.0% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | 3.9% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | 4.1% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | 4.2% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | 4.0% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | 3.8% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | 3.4% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | 3.2% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | 3.3% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | 3.3% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | 3.3% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | 3.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.8 percentage points from 31.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 23.0%, the figure has changed by +7.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.0%.
More for Malawi
All statistics for Malawi
Agricultural land
65.0%
2024 · World Bank
Cereal yield
1,878 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.01e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
92.7%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.31e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
22.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT