Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malawi
Malawi: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was -0.58 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malawi, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malawi stood at -0.58.
The figure is up 64.8% on the previous year and down 129.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malawi peaked at 9.32 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -8.97, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 165th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.88 | — |
| 2001 | -7.14 | +711.4% |
| 2002 | -0.77 | -89.2% |
| 2003 | 2.95 | -483.1% |
| 2004 | 2.47 | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 0.51 | -79.4% |
| 2006 | 3.33 | +552.9% |
| 2007 | 8.09 | +142.9% |
| 2008 | 6.23 | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 6.99 | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 5.68 | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 3.8 | -33.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 | -71.3% |
| 2013 | 4.49 | +311.9% |
| 2014 | 4.69 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.95 | -58.4% |
| 2016 | 1.77 | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 3.28 | +85.3% |
| 2018 | 0.88 | -73.2% |
| 2019 | 2.13 | +142.0% |
| 2020 | -8.97 | -521.1% |
| 2021 | 9.32 | -203.9% |
| 2022 | -3.52 | -137.8% |
| 2023 | -1.64 | -53.4% |
| 2024 | -1.65 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | -0.58 | -64.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's -0.58 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.74. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's -0.58 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -711.4% | -0.88 | -7.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.18 | -7.14 | 8.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 | 0.88 | 5.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.17 | -8.97 | 9.32 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 163 Venezuela -0.49 compare
- 164 Congo -0.57 compare
- 166 Vanuatu -0.65 compare
- 167 Mozambique -0.9 compare
- 168 Central African Republic -0.99 compare
More work & labour data for Malawi
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4409 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4183 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,360 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 28,345 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 30,321 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 28,820 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 59,141 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malawi?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Malawi was -0.58 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 9.32 in 2021.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.97 in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Malawi ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 129.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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