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EASTERN AFRICA

Malawi

MW

Lilongwe · pop. 21M · English, Chewa · Malawian kwacha · landlocked

Trajectories

economic complexity

#118

Roughly steady in the rankings since 1995.

2024 · −1.01

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995−1.11
1996−1.51−0.40 pts
1997−1.36+0.16 pts
1998low−1.63−0.27 pts
1999−1.12+0.50 pts
2000−1.49−0.36 pts
2001−1.53−0.04 pts
2002−1.12+0.41 pts
2003−1.56−0.44 pts
2004−1.44+0.12 pts
2005−1.18+0.26 pts
2006−1.27−0.09 pts
2007−1.59−0.32 pts
2008−1.41+0.18 pts
2009−1.40+0.01 pts
2010−1.11+0.28 pts
2011−1.38−0.26 pts
2012−1.18+0.20 pts
2013−1.08+0.11 pts
2014high−0.85+0.23 pts
2015−0.96−0.11 pts
2016−1.36−0.40 pts
2017−1.13+0.23 pts
2018−1.02+0.11 pts
2019−1.18−0.16 pts
2020−1.44−0.26 pts
2021−1.06+0.38 pts
2022−1.09−0.03 pts
2023−1.26−0.17 pts
2024latest−1.01+0.25 pts

economic momentum

$523

Roughly doubled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $523

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990$287
1991$326+13.6%
1992$258−20.7%
1993$293+13.4%
1994low$169−42.3%
1995$200+18.4%
1996$321+60.0%
1997$367+14.4%
1998$236−35.7%
1999$234−0.9%
2000$224−4.2%
2001$215−3.9%
2002$428+98.7%
2003$383−10.5%
2004$405+5.6%
2005$414+2.4%
2006$441+6.4%
2007$475+7.8%
2008$554+16.6%
2009$626+13.0%
2010$683+9.1%
2011high$763+11.7%
2012$558−26.8%
2013$497−11.0%
2014$530+6.6%
2015$540+1.9%
2016$451−16.5%
2017$496+10.0%
2018$533+7.6%
2019$581+8.9%
2020$603+3.7%
2021$617+2.5%
2022$604−2.1%
2023$633+4.8%
2024latest$523−17.5%

prices

32.2%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 32.2%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
199011.8%
199112.6%+0.79 pts
199223.8%+11.1 pts
199322.8%−0.98 pts
199434.6%+11.9 pts
1995high83.3%+48.7 pts
199637.6%−45.7 pts
19979.1%−28.5 pts
199829.7%+20.6 pts
199944.8%+15.1 pts
200029.6%−15.2 pts
200122.7%−6.88 pts
200214.7%−7.96 pts
20039.6%−5.17 pts
200411.4%+1.85 pts
200515.4%+3.98 pts
200614.0%−1.44 pts
20078.0%−6.02 pts
20088.7%+0.76 pts
20098.4%−0.29 pts
2010low7.4%−1.01 pts
20117.6%+0.21 pts
201221.3%+13.6 pts
201327.3%+6.01 pts
201423.8%−3.49 pts
201521.9%−1.92 pts
201621.7%−0.16 pts
201711.5%−10.2 pts
201812.4%+0.88 pts
20199.4%−3.05 pts
20208.6%−0.75 pts
20219.3%+0.70 pts
202221.0%+11.6 pts
202328.8%+7.84 pts
2024latest32.2%+3.39 pts

demographic curve

3.6 children per woman

Above replacement: still growing. Fell from 7.5 in 1980.

2024 · 3.6

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
19607.0
19617.1+0.4%
19627.1+0.4%
19637.1+0.5%
19647.1−0.2%
19657.1+0.2%
19667.2+0.7%
19677.2+0.5%
19687.3+0.7%
19697.3+0.2%
19707.3+0.3%
19717.3+0.2%
19727.3+0.2%
19737.3+0.2%
19747.3+0.1%
19757.4+0.2%
19767.4+0.4%
19777.4+0.3%
19787.4+0.4%
19797.5+0.4%
1980high7.5+0.7%
19817.5−0.3%
19827.5−0.6%
19837.4−1.2%
19847.3−1.3%
19857.2−1.3%
19867.1−1.4%
19877.0−1.4%
19886.9−1.3%
19896.8−1.1%
19906.7−0.9%
19916.7−0.9%
19926.6−0.8%
19936.6−0.9%
19946.5−1.3%
19956.4−1.5%
19966.3−1.7%
19976.2−0.9%
19986.2−0.4%
19996.1−1.3%
20006.0−2.0%
20015.9−1.0%
20025.9−0.7%
20035.9−0.5%
20045.9−0.2%
20055.8−0.3%
20065.8−0.8%
20075.7−1.3%
20085.6−2.0%
20095.5−2.8%
20105.3−3.5%
20115.1−3.4%
20124.9−3.6%
20134.8−2.9%
20144.6−4.0%
20154.4−4.0%
20164.2−3.8%
20174.1−2.4%
20184.0−2.2%
20194.0−1.7%
20203.9−1.9%
20213.8−2.2%
20223.7−1.9%
20233.6−1.9%
2024latest3.6−1.6%

Metrics

  1. population
    21M
    62 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $13B
    141 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $633
    164 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $150M
    125 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.2%
    102 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    118K km²
    103 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    178 /km²
    36 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    67.4 yr
    133 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    18%
    158 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.22 t
    149 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    17%
    167 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    3.6
    36 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    0.9%
    131 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    1.7%
    87 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.2%
    91 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    25
    112 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    362
    107 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    2%
    119 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    38.5
    96 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    7%
    38 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. adult literacy
    70%
    84 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.46
    64 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  23. clean government
    34
    94 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  24. press freedom
    28.8
    55 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  25. human development
    0.517
    143 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  26. refugees hosted
    36K
    69 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  27. refugees produced
    570
    105 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data