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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Malawi

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population22.22M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$14.92B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$671.512025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth67.62024 · yearsInternet use19%2024 · % of populationForest area22.4%2023 · % of land area
Consumer price inflation
28.4%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Malawi2025 · 28.4%
020.8341.6662.4983.331960199320251981: 11.8%1982: 9.8%1983: 13.5%1984: 20%1985: 10.5%1986: 14%1987: 25.2%1988: 33.9%1989: 12.4%1990: 11.8%1991: 12.6%1992: 23.8%1993: 22.8%1994: 34.6%1995: 83.3%1996: 37.6%1997: 9.1%1998: 29.7%1999: 44.8%2000: 29.6%2001: 22.7%2002: 14.7%2003: 9.6%2004: 11.4%2005: 15.4%2006: 14%2007: 8%2008: 8.7%2009: 8.4%2010: 7.4%2011: 7.6%2012: 21.3%2013: 27.3%2014: 23.8%2015: 21.9%2016: 21.7%2017: 11.5%2018: 12.4%2019: 9.4%2020: 8.6%2021: 9.3%2022: 21%2023: 28.8%2024: 32.2%2025: 28.4%

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.

Country context

Malawi in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Lilongwe
Country code
MWI

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