Malawi, is a country located at Eastern Africa, it has an area of 118,480 Km2.

Malawi, with a population of 22,729,000 people, it is ranked at 61º position by population of 196 countries and has a population density of 192 people per km2.

It's capital is Lilongwe and its currency is Kwacha

Malawi is holding the 151 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2024 was 9,548 millions of euros (10,332 millions of dollars), ( 87.58% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €420 euros per inhabitant$455 dollars per inhabitant.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Malawi, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.508 points in 2022, leaving it in 172th place in the table of 193 countries published.

If the reason to visit Malawi are business, you must know it's in the 109th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Malawi, if you want to see information about other countries click here

Malawi Economy
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.8%
Annual GDP [+]2024€10,902M
Annual GDP [+]2024$11,797M
GDP per capita [+]2024€466
GDP per capita [+]2024$504
Debt (M.€.) [+]20249,548
Debt ($M) [+]202410,332
Debt (%GDP) [+]202487.58%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€420
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$455
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,199
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,297
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-10.99%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,214.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,477.7
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022326.9
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022344.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202416.00%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023103.2
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023111.6
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20233.29%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023125.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023135.9
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20233.96%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202429.48%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€141
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$153
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€15
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$16
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€5
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€6
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$6
Fitch Rating [+]03/06/2007B-
Corruption Index [+]202334
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019128º
Fragile States Index [+]202480.5
RTI Raking [+]202435º
Innovation Ranking [+]2021107º
Labour
NMW [+]2023$43.1
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017109º
Business
Doing Business [+]2020109º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2019598
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.08
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]20157.67
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202212.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201316.50%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021432,000
Exports [+]2023€892.9M
Exports [+]2023$965.5M
Exports % GDP [+]20237.19%
Imports [+]2023€2,904.6M
Imports [+]2023$3,140.7M
Imports % GDP [+]202323.38%
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,011.7M
Trade balance [+]2023$-680.0M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-16.19%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201595º
Density [+]2023192
Global Peace Ranking [+]202480º
Remittance received ($M) [+]201737.7
% Immigrant [+]20200.92%
% Emigrant [+]20201.49%
Birth Rate [+]202331.38‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201738.6
Crude death rate [+]20235.36‰
Fertility Rate [+]20233.65
% risk of poverty [+]201950.7%
Population [+]202322,729,000
Immigrant stock [+]2020191,362
Emigrant stock [+]2020311,052
HDI [+]20220.508
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2023110º
Life expectancy [+]202367.35
Suicides [+]2015947
Suicide rate [+]20155.23
Number of homicides [+]2012279
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20121.78
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.29
Consumption GWh [+]20231,585
Generation GWh [+]20231,837
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/20252,686
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/202589,168
Fully vaccinated [+]09/24/20234,288,014
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/2025118.18
Doses administered [+]09/24/20238,503,954