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.

Measure: GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international dollars) Unit: Constant 2021 international dollars per person Data: 1990 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Malawi, 2025 Int$1,623 Constant 2021 international dollars per person
Change from 2024 −0.7% 2024: Int$1,634 per person
World, 2025 Int$21,914 per person Official aggregate
Position in 2025 181st of 185 See the full ranking

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.

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international dollars) (constant 2021 international dollars per person), 2001 to 2025
Period MalawiWorld
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.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, International Comparison Program
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2025 for Malawi
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, International Comparison Program