Malawi's flag    Malawi


Official language: English, Nyanja
Currency: Malawi Kwacha
Capital City: Lilongwe
Area: 118484km2
Subregional membership(s): Southern Africa, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Southern African Development Community (SADC), Least developed countires, Land-locked Countries, Sub-Saharan Africa, Non-Oil Producing, Non-Oil LDCs, Land-locked LDCs


21475961.5K
2024

Mid-year population
12.2B
2021

GDP at current prices, USD
40.1
2022

Under five mortality rate
126.4
2022

Primary enrolment ratio
Population and migration
United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)2.742.702.692.682.692.642.582.542.562.58
Population - Urban (%)16.3016.5016.70
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)58.258.959.559.760.460.059.559.660.261.6
Total fertility rate (per woman)4.54.34.24.14.14.03.93.93.83.7
Population - Urban (number)2,866,7002,986,2763,112,5903,245,9333,386,5733,534,8363,691,0813,855,7944,029,5784,213,135
Median age (years)15.715.916.016.216.416.616.817.017.217.5
Population - Male (number)8,219,1658,449,0798,683,1818,922,6769,168,3429,418,7589,670,8009,924,86110,184,49910,452,500
Population - Urban (%)16.3116.5116.7116.9417.1717.4317.7017.9818.2818.60
Population - Total (number)16,938,94217,405,62417,881,16718,367,88318,867,33719,377,06219,889,74220,405,31720,931,75121,475,962
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)61.462.263.063.364.163.762.962.963.765.4
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)64.765.766.667.068.067.666.566.367.269.2
Population - Female (%)51.4851.4651.4451.4251.4151.3951.3851.3651.34
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)4.094.144.194.244.284.334.374.414.454.50
Population - Female (number)8,719,7778,956,5459,197,9879,445,2079,698,9959,958,30410,218,94210,480,45610,747,25311,023,462
Population - Male (%)49.2749.2849.2949.3049.3149.32
Health
World Bank, World Health Organization, United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
50.647.745.142.440.438.336.835.4
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)
61.958.555.552.650.147.746.044.4
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)41.00
62.258.955.852.850.348.246.4
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)11.8014.6012.3011.5010.8012.80
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)94.80
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)31.6433.7535.8537.9440.0242.0944.1546.19
50.747.845.242.540.638.637.1
56.453.250.447.645.443.241.440.1
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)20.70
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)94.8097.6096.80
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)87.0081.0083.0087.00
56.653.550.747.845.643.541.9
Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Bank
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)144.92142.64138.37137.72138.98124.61124.22
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)42.6541.4940.2939.3438.8435.4134.99
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Female (%)73.3962.9178.9879.83
Mean years of schooling - Male (years)6.4
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Female (%)33.9632.2034.76
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)69.562.358.7
Primary school enrollment - Male (number)2,088,5632,121,0152,193,1302,223,1552,277,1312,091,6912,104,767
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans (%)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)5.2
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)0.90.90.91.00.8
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)2.52.52.42.42.4
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)1.10.60.60.60.7
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)2.32.22.22.31.9
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)62.1468.08
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)
Primary completion rate - Female (%)46.7646.7545.4046.2047.0049.3491.36
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)8.88.78.68.38.6
Mean years of schooling - Female (years)4.3
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)1.01.01.01.01.0
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)8.78.68.68.48.5
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)2.42.32.32.42.2
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)55.2065.09
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)40.7739.1838.4838.4635.1035.5735.33
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)
Primary completion rate - Total (%)42.7542.5938.7039.1039.6044.8786.57
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)146.40144.53138.96136.83139.57127.21126.44
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)0.792.223.022.953.22
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)
Primary completion rate - Male (%)51.5251.6752.1053.2054.2054.0281.74
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)0.891.271.871.892.20
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Male (%)72.4935.8173.4973.66
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)147.88146.44139.55135.95140.14129.81128.65
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)38.9036.8636.7237.6031.4435.7335.66
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, 15-24 years old (%)1.010.701.431.08
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)72.9449.7376.2476.79
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)0.90.90.91.00.8
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Male (%)34.5433.7133.72
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)1.01.01.01.01.0
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)8.68.58.68.58.5
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)69.7571.37
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)0.841.742.432.412.70
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)98.1297.9097.7499.5098.14
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Total (%)34.2532.9634.24
Primary school enrollment - Total (number)4,204,5024,280,5274,433,9774,441,8394,593,3284,279,0704,287,735
Primary school enrollment - Female (number)2,115,9392,159,5122,240,8472,218,6842,316,1972,187,3792,182,968
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)37.969.772.3
National accounts
United Nations Statistics Division, Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Construction (ISIC F) (US dollars)245,087,147216,554,182272,902,239317,705,280352,887,080369,755,092382,721,590385,344,398
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current prices - National Currency (billions)3,2133,8134,629
Industry (%)20.11
Changes in inventories (US dollars)815,317,801744,170,037910,417,5771,004,998,2421,110,078,61723,087,93227,690,51228,361,326
Exports of goods and services (US dollars)1,958,887,6801,617,077,7031,805,292,5711,844,403,6811,842,845,716959,721,1041,294,813,6771,107,912,069
Industry (%)18.3618.7518.9219.6419.7220.21
Services (%)55.0956.2656.6457.2255.8153.07
Final consumption expenditure (US dollars)7,651,350,0676,983,663,8588,543,813,9259,431,406,19710,417,532,99614,118,060,72014,714,466,32812,347,518,435
Manufacturing (ISIC D) (US dollars)913,358,422805,557,0801,010,357,6401,128,174,5881,274,214,4021,419,201,4581,486,273,4651,350,058,353
Mining, Manufacturing, Utilities (ISIC C-E) (US dollars)1,162,442,7891,034,129,1581,314,394,5581,499,161,7851,691,595,9181,876,034,7641,921,117,3041,738,006,356
Services (%)51.59
Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing (ISIC A-B) (US dollars)2,034,880,7531,667,499,2462,050,417,5982,137,131,5802,536,112,7592,944,095,0923,192,771,0423,465,907,134
Transport, storage and communication (ISIC I) (US dollars)709,159,500655,161,411866,316,0671,000,611,4401,132,361,8391,166,782,9411,249,906,7231,243,187,169
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current prices - US dollars (billions)6.45.36.3
Final consumption expenditure (US dollars)7,651,350,0678,250,897,6119,117,278,8239,471,091,7909,967,127,21711,111,993,09111,371,088,2039,487,211,963
GDP, PPP - Current, International dollar (millions)24,13325,10026,01327,80429,84430,47932,444
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US dollars)8,215,964,5978,859,754,4329,790,068,33710,216,285,29810,800,332,47010,886,043,52311,382,261,18711,487,104,910
Wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels (ISIC G-H) (US dollars)1,253,243,5711,051,844,0221,274,476,3091,423,048,5321,549,908,0471,531,134,5651,590,417,1021,528,100,372
Gross fixed capital formation (including Acquisitions less disposals of valuables) (US dollars)1,036,765,809946,293,6401,157,695,5801,277,965,2461,411,586,442864,425,6751,090,729,2651,620,780,521
Prices
Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period21.8721.7111.5412.429.3722.52
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year24.8719.967.089.9011.5631.34
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)21.8721.7111.5412.429.3722.52
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)217.92261.44290.56
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100250.62305.03340.24382.50418.3492.43113.24
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)24.8619.9711.149.219.388.649.46
Energy
African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration, AfDB, AUC and ECA Joint African Statistical Yearbook
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)2,6812,7252,771
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)
Industrial waste - Consumption by manufacturing, construction and non-fuel industry (terajoules)505050505050
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)000
Industrial waste - Total energy supply (terajoules)989998989898
Industrial waste - Production (terajoules)989998989898
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)3,6473,8234,022
Electricity - total thermal production (Giga watt hours)182.8185188.7
Industrial waste - Consumption (terajoules)505050505050
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)13.1313.49
Industrial waste - Final energy consumption (terajoules)505050505050
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)0.60.60.60.70.7
Industrial waste - Transformation (terajoules)484948484848
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)374.00386.00399.00
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)375.0375.0
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)2,6592,7022,748
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)888
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)
Industrial waste - Consumption not elsewhere specified (industry) (terajoules)505050505050
Coal - Consumption, Tonnes (thousands)0.00.00.0
Industrial waste - Consumption by other manuf., const. and non-fuel ind. (terajoules)505050505050
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)412,000424,000437,000
Tourism
World Bank, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), World Tourism Organization
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)6.206.70
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)7.167.70
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)805.0849.0837.0
Overnight stays (thousands)7,244
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)2.522.71
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)39.030.035.055.062.035.0
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)120.0130.0
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)
Transport

Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Paved Road (% of total) (%)
Total length of railways (kilometre)
Information society
United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), World Bank
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
42.40
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)0.090.070.100.080.07
32.0042.0050.0054.0078.0082.0084.40
1,8402,0501,9516,3691,5656,6097,984
6.006.307.008.009.90
0.020.040.050.030.020.020.02
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)38.7741.2443.4738.5347.1851.6360.03
32.80
3051938888436480
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)39.2241.7243.9939.0147.78
6.0015.8030.0030.0050.0064.5768.60
6.006.307.008.009.90
24.46
52.10
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)6,566,7077,178,3847,772,5037,076,9068,901,027
0.73
0.030.050.060.060.060.060.07
0.010.010.010.030.010.030.04
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)0.090.060.100.080.070.060.06
5,8558,69210,81611,35811,35812,25513,480
95.0096.0082.0084.0088.0086.0086.30
3,9856,5918,7724,9013,0814,2814,709
0000000
, 2018=10041,462,19049,886,200228,710,56017,499,21087,511,66023,509,47019,871,240
International trade
International Road Federation, World Bank
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Banking, insurance, financial statistics
International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Interest rate - Lending (%)
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)499.61718.00730.27732.33745.54
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)
Deposit rate (%) (%)
Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics
World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)5.56.46.47.16.78.07.1
Fiscal deficit (% of GDP)-187.8-272.2-336.4-314.4-374.0-826.1-864.8-744.0
Net ODA - current USD (millions)1,0491,2411,515
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)35.4537.0840.2543.9045.3054.7863.5279.89
General government net lending/borrowing - as % of GDP (%)-4.17-4.90-5.15-4.34-4.55-8.18-8.54
International reserves - current USD (millions)681.6610.8768.4766.2846.8594.5
Net ODA - Per capita (current USD)59.7168.6181.38
Total external debt (% of GNI) (%)27.9734.1424.6023.3222.4024.5525.69
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Balance of payments
International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Capital Account, Capital transfers,General government - Net (National Currency)
Current Account, Goods and Services, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Financial account, Reserve assets, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)14.315.6
Current Account, Primary income, Investment income, Portfolio investment, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Errors and omissions - current USD (millions)
Current Account, Primary income, Compensation of employees, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Current Account, Primary income, Investment income, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Workers remittances (Net) - current USD (millions)
Capital Account, Total, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)-12.21-13.11-17.84-12.04-12.61-13.75-14.51
Compensation of employees - current USD (millions)1.51.31.5
Current Account, Secondary income, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Financial account, Reserve assets, Monetary gold, Gold bullion, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)
Trade balance - current USD (millions)-788.8-984.5-1,038.2
Financial Account net - current USD (millions)
Financial account, Reserve assets, Monetary gold, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Current Account, Goods and Services, Services, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Services Balance - current USD (millions)-212.9-166.4-187.1
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)509.7116.190.2959.455.345.250.3
Current account balance - current USD (millions)-930.2-911.8-1,021.4
Capital Account net - current USD (billions)0.20.20.2
Capital Account, Capital transfers - Net (National Currency)
Net errors and omissions, Domestic Currency - Net (National Currency)
Primary income (Net) - current USD (millions)-326.4-203.7-194.1
Total, Domestic Currency - Net (National Currency)
Current Account, Primary income, Investment income, Direct investment, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Current Account, Primary income, Investment income, Other investment, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)4.042.2-3.40.5-23.5-18.7-21.1
Current Account, Goods and Services,Goods , Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Current Account, Secondary income, General government, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Current Account, Total, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Portfolio Investment (Net) - current USD (millions)
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)
Current Account, Goods and Services, Goods , General merchandise on a balance of payments basis, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Financial account, Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (balance from financial account), National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)1,0611,153
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (balance from current and capital account), Domestic Currency - Net (National Currency)
Secondary income (Net) - current USD (millions)397.9442.9398.0
Current Account, Primary income, Net, National Currency - Net (National Currency)
Environment
United Nations Statistics Division, World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Indicator2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)
Carbon Dioxide Emissions - per Capita (metric tons)0.070.08
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)0.91.11.21.41.5
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)33.40
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons)
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)26.0025.5625.1124.6724.2223.78
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected (%)16.8922.8822.8822.8822.8822.8822.88
Land area covered by forest (%)
Proportion of terrestrial and marine areas protected (%)16.8922.88