Economy · Eastern Africa

Malawi GDP

$18.31Bas of 2026Estimate · year in progress+22.7% vs 2025

GDP is measured in current U.S. dollars. Changes in the MWK/USD exchange rate can affect the dollar value; this chart does not separate those effects.

Gross domestic product in current US dollars. Source: IMF Macro-Financial Indicators. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2026 · IMF

History

most recent 12 periods · IMF
PeriodGDP
2026$18.31B
2025$14.92B
2024$11.31B
2023$13.36B
2022$12.43B
2021$12.38B
2020$11.77B
2019$11.05B
2018$9.88B
2017$8.94B
2016$7.91B
2015$9.22B

GDP across Africa

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CountryGDPPeriod
Nigeria$386.67B2026
Kenya$151.15B2026
South Africa$489.08B2026
Egypt$442.89B2026
Ghana$128.64B2026
Ethiopia$127.15B2026

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