Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current US rate annual growth in Malawi
Malawi: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current US rate annual growth was 24.6 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual in Malawi, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual in Malawi is 24.6 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 461.8% on the previous year and up 2,646.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual in Malawi peaked at 124.06 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -71.53 % change on previous year, in 1994.
That places Malawi 18th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current US rate annual growth in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -8.36 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -84.9% |
| 1983 | 6.33 % change on previous year | -601.2% |
| 1984 | -2.62 % change on previous year | -141.4% |
| 1985 | -5.16 % change on previous year | +97.3% |
| 1986 | 6.4 % change on previous year | -224.0% |
| 1987 | 11 % change on previous year | +71.9% |
| 1988 | 17.62 % change on previous year | +60.2% |
| 1989 | 7.58 % change on previous year | -57.0% |
| 1990 | 12.26 % change on previous year | +61.7% |
| 1991 | 20.71 % change on previous year | +68.9% |
| 1992 | -28.05 % change on previous year | -235.4% |
| 1993 | 47.51 % change on previous year | -269.4% |
| 1994 | -71.53 % change on previous year | -250.5% |
| 1995 | 42.19 % change on previous year | -159.0% |
| 1996 | 90.9 % change on previous year | +115.5% |
| 1997 | 12.64 % change on previous year | -86.1% |
| 1998 | -30.19 % change on previous year | -338.9% |
| 1999 | 8.41 % change on previous year | -127.9% |
| 2000 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -78.9% |
| 2001 | -2.59 % change on previous year | -246.2% |
| 2002 | 124.06 % change on previous year | -4884.8% |
| 2003 | -14.35 % change on previous year | -111.6% |
| 2004 | 3.82 % change on previous year | -126.6% |
| 2005 | -0.2786 % change on previous year | -107.3% |
| 2006 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -1017.3% |
| 2007 | -1.18 % change on previous year | -146.0% |
| 2008 | 30.79 % change on previous year | -2715.9% |
| 2009 | 18.11 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 2010 | 9.41 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 2011 | 11.73 % change on previous year | +24.8% |
| 2012 | -25.95 % change on previous year | -321.1% |
| 2013 | -7.21 % change on previous year | -72.2% |
| 2014 | 9.7 % change on previous year | -234.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8957 % change on previous year | -90.8% |
| 2016 | -17.2 % change on previous year | -2019.9% |
| 2017 | 16.8 % change on previous year | -197.7% |
| 2018 | 4.23 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 2019 | 18.67 % change on previous year | +341.5% |
| 2020 | 16.09 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 7.35 % change on previous year | -54.3% |
| 2022 | 8.53 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 12.47 % change on previous year | +46.2% |
| 2024 | -6.8 % change on previous year | -154.5% |
| 2025 | 24.6 % change on previous year | -461.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 24.6 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.56 % change on previous year, 2.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 24.6 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.94 % change on previous year, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing … current US rate annual growth in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +4884.8% | -2.59 % change on previous year | 124.06 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | +2715.9% | -1.18 % change on previous year | 30.79 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -2019.9% | 0.8957 % change on previous year | -17.2 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5 % change on previous year | -8.36 % change on previous year | 17.62 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 10.48 % change on previous year | -71.53 % change on previous year | 90.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.27 % change on previous year | -14.35 % change on previous year | 124.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 % change on previous year | -25.95 % change on previous year | 18.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.37 % change on previous year | -6.8 % change on previous year | 24.6 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 15 Honduras 26.57 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Senegal 26.22 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Gambia 25.87 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Russia 23.26 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Ireland 22.64 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Uganda 22.05 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1965 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2798 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 201.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual in Malawi?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual in Malawi was 24.6 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 124.06 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -71.53 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual?
- Malawi ranks 18th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), annual rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,646.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.