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Malawi vs Kenya

176 indicators have a value for Malawi, Kenya, or both. Open an indicator to see the available country ranking and source details.

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$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy24.4%6.6%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy8.8%2026-08-11
Official Exchange RateEconomy1,733.71 LCU/USD129.42 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy-10.5%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy5.1%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy74.5%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-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$12.39B2025
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
Account OwnershipEconomy50.4%90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy39.4%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy39.4%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy30.4%3.5%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-15.4%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$451.55M$3.2B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy3%2.3%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy19.2%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy25.536.92024
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
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
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
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$1.59B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$4.29B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8320.6552025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.5120.1862025
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 1,000Health0.292023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth52572023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth12%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth46.2%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth225378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth48.838.82024
Neonatal MortalityHealth23.620.72024
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
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth113.354.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$41$852023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth8.9%9.6%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare33.2%17.9%2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare78.2%2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare38.7%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation90.8%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation86.6%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation99.6%94.3%2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation74.7%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation31.3%62.4%2024/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation65%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation94.8%100%2024/2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation36.6%84.3%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security21.4%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M3.75M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture64.2%49.5%2023
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
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
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths80 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance022025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian35.24K617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian25.25K218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology19%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology69.3126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology89.1%97.3%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.132024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology8.5%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology89.5%98%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology21.1%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology7.7%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure15.6%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure3.51K5.14M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy516 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy104.9 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy392.6 MW892.7 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy1.5%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy195 kWh2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy25.8%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
Forest AreaClimate22.4%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate23.1%11.8%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate16.7 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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