Malawi Real GDP Growth
2003 - 2018 | Yearly | % | National Statistical Office of Malawi
Key information about Malawi Real GDP Growth
- The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Malawi expanded 4.0 % YoY in Dec 2018, following a growth of 5.2 % in the previous year.
- Real GDP Growth YoY data in Malawi is updated yearly, available from Dec 2003 to Dec 2018, with an average rate of 5.6 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 9.5 % in Dec 2010 and a record low of 2.1 % in Dec 2012.
Related information about Malawi Real GDP Growth
- In the latest reports, Nominal GDP of Malawi reached 10.9 USD bn in Dec 2019.
- Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 6.2 % in Dec 2020.
- GDP Per Capita in Malawi reached 628.7 USD in Dec 2021.
View Malawi's Real GDP Growth from 2003 to 2018 in the chart:
What was Malawi's Real GDP Growth in 2018?
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Malawi expanded 4.0 % YoY in Dec 2018, following a growth of 5.2 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 2018 | 5.2 2017 | 2.1 2012 | 9.5 2010 | % | yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
Real GDP Growth by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 4.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2022 |
| Algeria (%) | 3.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 1.2 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 12.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Mar 2023 |
| Australia (%) | 2.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Sep 1960 - Dec 2022 |
| Austria (%) | 1.8 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1989 - Mar 2023 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 4.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2024 |
| Bahrain (%) | 1.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Jun 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 7.1 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
| Belarus (%) | -2.0 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2023 |
| Belgium (%) | 1.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2022 |
| Bolivia (%) | 4.3 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Jun 2022 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 2.6 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2022 |
| Botswana (%) | 6.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2022 |
| Brazil (%) | 3.4 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2023 |
| Brunei (%) | 0.9 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2022 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 2.3 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2022 |
| Cambodia (%) | 5.3 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 2.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1962 - Dec 2022 |
| Chile (%) | -0.1 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Sep 2022 |
| China (%) | 4.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Mar 2023 |
| Colombia (%) | 2.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2022 |
| Croatia (%) | 4.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 3.4 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2023 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 0.2 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2022 |
| Denmark (%) | 1.5 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Dec 2022 |
| Ecuador (%) | 3.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2022 |
| Egypt (%) | 4.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2022 |
| Estonia (%) | -4.4 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2022 |
| European Union (%) | 1.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2023 |
| Finland (%) | -0.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Mar 2023 |
| France (%) | 0.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1950 - Mar 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 9.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2022 |
| Germany (%) | -0.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Mar 2023 |
| Ghana (%) | 1.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 5.2 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2022 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 2.8 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2023 |
| Hungary (%) | 0.8 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2022 |
| Iceland (%) | 6.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2023 |
| India (%) | 4.4 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2005 - Dec 2022 |
| Indonesia (%) | 5.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2022 |
| Iran (%) | 5.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1989 - Mar 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | -0.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2023 |
| Israel (%) | 2.5 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2022 |
| Italy (%) | 1.4 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Dec 2022 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 6.8 2022 | yearly | 1966 - 2022 |
| Japan (%) | 0.4 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1956 - Dec 2022 |
| Jordan (%) | 2.8 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 3.4 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2023 |
| Kenya (%) | 5.2 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2022 |
| South Korea (%) | 1.3 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Dec 2022 |
| Kosovo (%) | 4.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | -1.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 7.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2022 |
| Laos (%) | 3.5 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
| Latvia (%) | 0.4 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2023 |
| Lebanon (%) | 2.0 2021 | yearly | 2012 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | -0.4 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -2.2 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2022 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | -23.4 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2022 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 0.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2022 |
| Malawi (%) | 4.0 2018 | yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
| Malaysia (%) | 7.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2022 |
| Malta (%) | 4.6 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Mar 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 7.4 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2022 |
| Mexico (%) | 3.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2022 |
| Moldova (%) | -10.3 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2022 |
| Mongolia (%) | 7.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2022 |
| Montenegro (%) | 2.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | 0.5 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2022 |
| Mozambique (%) | 2.0 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Jun 2007 - Dec 2018 |
| Myanmar (%) | 3.3 2023 | yearly | 2011 - 2023 |
| Nepal (%) | 1.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Netherlands (%) | 2.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2023 |
| New Zealand (%) | 1.8 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1983 - Mar 2023 |
| Nigeria (%) | 2.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 1.8 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1979 - Dec 2022 |
| Oman (%) | 3.1 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Pakistan (%) | 1.7 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 4.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 9.5 Sep 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2022 |
| Paraguay (%) | 5.2 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2023 |
| Peru (%) | -0.4 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Mar 2023 |
| Philippines (%) | 7.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2022 |
| Poland (%) | 0.4 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2022 |
| Portugal (%) | 1.8 Jun 2019 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2019 |
| Qatar (%) | -0.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2023 |
| Romania (%) | 2.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2023 |
| Russia (%) | -2.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | -3.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Serbia (%) | 4.5 Sep 2019 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2019 |
| Singapore (%) | 0.4 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1976 - Mar 2023 |
| Slovakia (%) | 1.2 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2022 |
| Slovenia (%) | 1.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 1.3 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Dec 2022 |
| Spain (%) | 2.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2022 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | -12.4 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2022 |
| Sudan (%) | -1.9 2021 | yearly | 1983 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | -0.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Dec 2022 |
| Switzerland (%) | 0.7 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1966 - Mar 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -0.4 Jun 2023 | monthly | Apr 2005 - Jun 2023 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -108.094 Aug 2024 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 1,677.860 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 12.8 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 2,620.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 66.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (MWK bn) | 8,041.529 2029 | yearly | 2002 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (MWK bn) | 23,726.151 2029 | yearly | 2002 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (MWK bn) | 7,547.370 2029 | yearly | 2002 - 2029 |
| Central Government: Revenue and Grants (MWK bn) | 329.700 Aug 2024 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Central Government: Expenditure (MWK bn) | 518.900 Aug 2024 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Central Government: Revenue and Grants: Revenue (MWK bn) | 223.300 Aug 2024 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Central Government: Net Financing (MWK bn) | 109.900 Jul 2024 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Jul 2024 |
| Central Government: Deficit or Surplus (MWK bn) | -189.200 Aug 2024 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 5.545 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -194.6 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 41.1 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 21.8 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Mar 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 632.702 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 17.600 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 61.064 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 235.7 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 66.9 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Mar 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 95,047.621 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 95,349.643 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 0.809 Aug 2024 | monthly | Dec 1984 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 2.943 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jul 1987 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 0.093 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 38.396 Aug 2024 | monthly | Feb 1999 - Aug 2024 |
| Foreign Trade: Imports (MWK mn) | 404,130.300 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Trade Balance (MWK mn) | -333,702.200 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Trade: Exports (MWK mn) | 70,428.100 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Trade: Re-Exports (MWK mn) | 480.500 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 89.753 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 122.732 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 93.195 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 140.916 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 8.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 0.3 2011 | yearly | 2006 - 2011 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 48.423 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Dec 2023 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,005.072 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Apr 2021 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 2,740.293 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Aug 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 36.0 Jun 2023 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jun 2023 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 10.0 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 2019 - Oct 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 413.8 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jun 1965 - Oct 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 7.753 2019 | yearly | 2002 - 2019 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.7 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2021 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 22.783 Nov 2015 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Nov 2015 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 234.254 Aug 2024 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 66.5 Aug 2024 | monthly | Feb 2006 - Aug 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 3,880.8 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Aug 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 53.0 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Aug 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 17.7 Dec 2011 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2011 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 8.35 2022 | yearly | 2017 - 2022 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M2 (MWK bn) | 4,751.700 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Aug 2024 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M1 (MWK bn) | 796.100 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Apr 2021 |
| Monetary Aggregates: Quasi Money (MWK bn) | 848.900 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Apr 2021 |
| Monetary Survey: Official Foreign Reserves (MWK mn) | 400,770.800 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Dec 2022 |
| Monetary Survey: Net Domestic Assets: Domestic Credit (MWK bn) | 6,729.300 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Aug 2024 |
| Bank Deposits (MWK bn) | 406.200 Aug 2024 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Aug 2024 |
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