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Malawi vs Kenya

Malawi and Kenya side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$18.15B vs $147.27BMalawi vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$733 vs $2,714Malawi vs Kenya
Population22.22M vs 57.53MMalawi vs Kenya

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Indicator Malawi KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$18.15B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$733$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy24.4%6.4%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy—8.8%2026-06-09
Official Exchange RateEconomy1,730.4 LCU/USD129.27 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-10.5%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy5.1%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy74.5%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-2.7B$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy2.2%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$600$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$1,880$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$42.19B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy30%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy14.3%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy11%7.1%2024/2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy48.7%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy15.7%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$186.77M$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy1.7%4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy35.2%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$594.5M$12.39B2020/2025 ⚠
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy7.9%31.8%2024/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy15.6%14.1%2024/2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy62.6%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy58.2%63%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy38.538.52019/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy75.4%45.5%2019/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy50.4%90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy39.4%27.8%2024/2022
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy39.4%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy30.4%3.5%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$35M$1.76B2020/2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy871K2.05M2018/2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-15.4%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$220.39M$1.5B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.9%1.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy—23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy19.2%16.7%2024/2022
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy25.536.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy4.2%1.2%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%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$82$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy37.1%16.6%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy10%13%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy-2%15.6%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$563$1,7902021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy65%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy7.3%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy27.7%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy59.9%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy84.1%76.9%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7%7.1%2019/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy1.74.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy3.96.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-0.7%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy1.5%4.8%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy87.3%65.5%2019/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy97.1%90.1%2019/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.59B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$4.29B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8020.662024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3510.2032024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade—16.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%1.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade8%30.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade90.2%49.2%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.6%3.2%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade10.6%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade28.8%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5170.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5810.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3650.4562023
PopulationDemographics22.22M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.6%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics67.6 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.4 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.593.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics82.4%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics40.1%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics17.6%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics241/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics30.426.62026
Death RateDemographics5.187.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.06-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics70.8 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics64.3 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.4%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth3834.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth6.2%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health6.5%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.050.292022/2023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth52572023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth20.228.22021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth24.9%18%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth12%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth46.2%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth225378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth38.339.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth18.821.52023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1132072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth88%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth90%88%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth54.9%—2024
Basic SanitationHealth3.1%5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth5.7%3.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.31.332011/2019 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth65.6%62.5%2020/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth96.4%70.2%2020/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.512.272022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth113.354.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$41$852023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth39.6%37.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth8.9%9.6%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth96.8%92.8%2020
Child StuntingChild Welfare33.2%17.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare1.5%4.5%2018/2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare78.2%76%2024/2022
Child MarriageChild Welfare38.7%12.5%2024/2022
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare4.4%3.4%2020/2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education2.7%4%2022/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation2.7%10.4%2022/2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation70.2%82.2%2020/2000 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation80.7%93.2%2020/2014 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation49.3%90.8%2020/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation23.1%86.6%2020/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation99.6%94.3%2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation74.7%95.6%2024/2006 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation31.3%62.4%2024/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation15.5%65%2020/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation94.8%100%2024/2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation36.6%84.3%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security21.4%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M2.75M2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture64.2%49.5%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture146.1112.42022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture6.28M t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture11.22K t49.5K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture102K t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture50.14K t65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture3M t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture127K t282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture320.68 t312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,000 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,586 kg/ha6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture488 kg/ha3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture2.3M head22.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance1.84.92012/2022 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance34322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5570.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.4620.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.6280.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.65-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.73-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.15-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.38-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.58-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.11-0.352024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian35.24K617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian25.25K218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology19%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology69.3126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology88.9%97.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.132024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology8.5%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology89.4%98%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology21.1%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology7.7%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.2%0.8%2019/2024 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure15.6%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure3.51K5.14M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure38%40.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy516 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy104.9 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy392.6 MW892.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy62.9%67.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy1.5%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy—195 kWh2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy—25.8%2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy5.5 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy6.4%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.5%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy92.4%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy4.4%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy1.8 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy55 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy525 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.22 t0.38 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate80.1%78.1%2021
Forest AreaClimate22.4%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate23.1%11.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate8.4%19.5%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate16.7 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Malawi or Kenya have the larger economy?

Kenya has the larger economy: $18.15B for Malawi versus $147.27B for Kenya (GDP, current US$).

How do Malawi and Kenya compare across indicators?

This page compares Malawi and Kenya on 202 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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