Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita was 25.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Malawi, 1966–2010
Source: Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 25.7% for share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in 2010. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Malawi peaked at 25.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1982.
Malawi ranks 41st of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 9.9% | — |
| 1967 | 9.3% | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 8.7% | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 8.8% | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 7.8% | -11.4% |
| 1973 | 8.5% | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 8.2% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 7.2% | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 6.9% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 7.6% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +6.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 25.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.7%, 74% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 9.9% | 4 |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 7.8% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 9.2% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 13.0% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 25.7% | 25.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Malawi?
- Share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita in Malawi was 25.7% in 2010, according to Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1982.
- How does Malawi rank for share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 41st out of 44 countries with data for 2010.
- Is share of workers employed in services vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The vertical axis shows historical estimates of the employment share in the service sector. The horizontal axis shows GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.