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Malawi vs Burundi

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GDP$18.15B vs $8.14BMalawi vs Burundi
GDP per Capita$733 vs $546Malawi vs Burundi
Population22.22M vs 14.39MMalawi vs Burundi

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Indicator Malawi BurundiPeriod
GDPEconomy$18.15B$8.14B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$733$5462026
Inflation RateEconomy24.4%14.5%2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy1,730.4 LCU/USD2,984.43 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-10.5%-2.5%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy5.1%0.9%2025
Public DebtEconomy74.5%37%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-2.7B—2025
GDP GrowthEconomy2.2%3.8%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$600$2402025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$1,880$1,2502025
GDP (PPP)Economy$42.19B$17.96B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy30%34.3%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy14.3%18.2%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy11%13.1%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy48.7%42.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy15.7%—2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$186.77M$273.06M2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy1.7%8.1%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy35.2%47.1%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$594.5M$90.35M2020/2023
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy7.9%38.5%2024/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy15.6%12.7%2024/2021
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy62.6%78.3%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy58.2%79.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy38.537.52019/2020
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy75.4%74.2%2019/2020
Account OwnershipEconomy50.4%7.1%2024/2014 ⚠
Youth NEET RateEconomy39.4%11.2%2024/2020
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1%3.8%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy39.4%—2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy30.4%18.2%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$35M$3.7M2020/2011 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy871K299K2018/2017
Current Account BalanceEconomy-15.4%-5.5%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$220.39M$31.71M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.9%0.7%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—22.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy19.2%1.7%2024/2020
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy25.525.62024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy4.2%14%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy13.1%18.3%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$82$452023
Lending Interest RateEconomy37.1%12.4%2024/2025
Real Interest RateEconomy10%-4.9%2024/2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy-2%43.1%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$563$1512021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy65%85.3%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy7.3%3.1%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy27.7%11.6%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy59.9%83.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy84.1%51.1%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7%7.1%2019/2020
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy1.73.22024/2022
ATMs per 100,000Economy3.91.62024/2022
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-0.7%1.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy1.5%1.2%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy87.3%87.2%2019/2020
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy97.1%97.4%2019/2020
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.59B—2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$4.29B—2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8020.8422024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3510.4432024
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%1.9%2024/2023
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade8%15.2%2024/2023
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade90.2%46%2024/2023
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.6%1.3%2024/2023
Exports (% of GDP)Trade10.6%—2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade28.8%—2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5170.4392023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5810.5012023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3650.2862023
PopulationDemographics22.22M14.39M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.6%2.4%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics67.6 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.4 years16.6 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.594.792024
Rural PopulationDemographics82.4%74.3%2025
Population Under 15Demographics40.1%44%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics17.6%25.7%2025
Population DensityDemographics241/km²567.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics30.4322026
Death RateDemographics5.186.582026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.06-2.382026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics70.8 years65.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics64.3 years61.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.4%5.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth3830.52024
HIV PrevalenceHealth6.2%0.8%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health6.5%9.1%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.050.082022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth52482023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth20.212.32021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth24.9%24.8%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth12%24.5%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth46.2%—2024
Maternal MortalityHealth2253922023
Under-Five MortalityHealth38.349.22023
Neonatal MortalityHealth18.819.62023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth113832024
Measles ImmunizationHealth88%86%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth90%89%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth54.9%—2024
Basic SanitationHealth3.1%—2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth5.7%4.3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.30.692011/2014
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth65.6%28.5%2020/2017
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth96.4%76.5%2020/2021
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.510.792022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth113.352.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$41$282023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth39.6%38.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth8.9%10.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth96.8%99.2%2020/2017
Child StuntingChild Welfare33.2%55.3%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare1.5%7.8%2018/2024 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare78.2%83.5%2024/2017 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare38.7%19%2024/2017 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare4.4%1.5%2020
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.7%4.5%2022/2025
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation2.7%6.4%2022/2025
Adult Literacy RateEducation70.2%71.3%2020
Youth Literacy RateEducation80.7%88.4%2020
Primary Completion RateEducation49.3%50.1%2020/2017
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation23.1%25.3%2020/2017
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation99.6%73.5%2023/2025
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation74.7%62.9%2024/2025
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation31.3%29.4%2024/2025
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation15.5%7.2%2020/2017
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation94.8%95.8%2024/2025
Secondary EnrollmentEducation36.6%23.1%2023/2025
UndernourishmentFood Security21.4%—2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M875K2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture64.2%83.9%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture146.1119.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture6.28M t2.68M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture11.22K t6.9K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture102K t30K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture50.14K t11K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture3M t590K t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture127K t136K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture320.68 t8.36K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,000 kg/ha1,227 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,586 kg/ha1,368 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture488 kg/ha730 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture2.3M head1.2M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance1.85.62012/2016
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance34172024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5570.1852025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.4620.062025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.6280.8452025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.65-1.462024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.73-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.15-1.32024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.38-1.382024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.58-0.812024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.11-1.492024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian35.24K110.8K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian06.82K2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian25.25K1.47K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian07342025
Internet UsersTechnology19%8.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology69.363.22024/2023
4G CoverageTechnology88.9%32.2%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.102024/2023
Mobile Data PriceTechnology8.5%25.2%2025
3G CoverageTechnology89.4%53.2%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology21.1%311.1%2025/2017 ⚠
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology7.7%27.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.2%0.2%2019/2018
Electricity AccessInfrastructure15.6%20.1%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure3.51K12K2023/1998 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure38%36.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy516 MW178 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy104.9 MW10 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy392.6 MW164 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy62.9%83%2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy1.5%0.1%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy5.5 MW7.7 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy6.4%3.6%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.5%0%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy92.4%73.5%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy4.4%24.5%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy1.8 TWh0.6 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy55 gCO₂/kWh184 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy525 kWh277 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.22 t0.07 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate80.1%61.3%2021
Forest AreaClimate22.4%10.9%2023
Protected AreasClimate23.1%7.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate8.4%2.8%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate16.7 µg/m³35.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Malawi or Burundi have the larger economy?

Malawi has the larger economy: $18.15B for Malawi versus $8.14B for Burundi (GDP, current US$).

How do Malawi and Burundi compare across indicators?

This page compares Malawi and Burundi on 197 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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