GDP per capita, PPP in Malawi
GDP per person in Malawi, adjusted for purchasing power, was Int$1,623 at constant 2021 international prices in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2017.
Malawi, 2025
Int$1,623
Change from 2024
−0.7%
World, 2025
Int$21,914 per person
Position in 2025
181st of 185
GDP per capita, PPP in Malawi over time
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Constant 2021 international dollars per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Int$1,623 per person | Int$21,914 per person |
| 2024 | Int$1,634 per person | Int$21,393 per person |
| 2023 | Int$1,649 per person | Int$20,895 per person |
| 2022 | Int$1,660 per person | Int$20,422 per person |
| 2021 | Int$1,688 per person | Int$19,876 per person |
| 2020 | Int$1,656 per person | Int$18,812 per person |
| 2019 | Int$1,687 per person | Int$19,551 per person |
| 2018 | Int$1,639 per person | Int$19,189 per person |
| 2017 | Int$1,613 per person | Int$18,715 per person |
| 2016 | Int$1,594 per person | Int$18,234 per person |
| 2015 | Int$1,598 per person | Int$17,871 per person |
| 2014 | Int$1,598 per person | Int$17,503 per person |
| 2013 | Int$1,556 per person | Int$17,122 per person |
| 2012 | Int$1,518 per person | Int$16,785 per person |
| 2011 | Int$1,533 per person | Int$16,479 per person |
| 2010 | Int$1,504 per person | Int$16,051 per person |
| 2009 | Int$1,450 per person | Int$15,457 per person |
| 2008 | Int$1,378 per person | Int$15,756 per person |
| 2007 | Int$1,318 per person | Int$15,520 per person |
| 2006 | Int$1,237 per person | Int$14,935 per person |
| 2005 | Int$1,215 per person | Int$14,377 per person |
| 2004 | Int$1,208 per person | Int$13,921 per person |
| 2003 | Int$1,176 per person | Int$13,411 per person |
| 2002 | Int$1,141 per person | Int$13,104 per person |
| 2001 | Int$1,150 per person | Int$12,915 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7% from Int$1,634 per person in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was Int$1,598 per person, the figure has changed by +1.6%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2025, Malawi has the 181st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was Int$21,914 per person.
More for Malawi
All statistics for Malawi
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$672 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP in US dollars
US$14.9 billion
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$600 per person
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
1.9%
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
48.7%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
15.7%
2025 · World Bank