Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current US in Malawi
Malawi: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current US was 201.66 current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Malawi, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Malawi stood at 201.66 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.5% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Malawi peaked at 201.66 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.44 current US$ per person, in 1994.
That places Malawi 175th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current US in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 93.8 current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 82.65 current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 78.45 current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 80.18 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 75.09 current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 68.53 current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 70.28 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 74.37 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 82.87 current US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 85.05 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 91.78 current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 107.42 current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 75.08 current US$ per person | -30.1% |
| 1993 | 109.14 current US$ per person | +45.4% |
| 1994 | 31.44 current US$ per person | -71.2% |
| 1995 | 44.77 current US$ per person | +42.4% |
| 1996 | 83.8 current US$ per person | +87.2% |
| 1997 | 92.51 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 63.2 current US$ per person | -31.7% |
| 1999 | 66.93 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 66.51 current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 63.23 current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 138.26 current US$ per person | +118.6% |
| 2003 | 115.5 current US$ per person | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 116.84 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 113.44 current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 113.18 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 108.73 current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 138.14 current US$ per person | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 158.4 current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 168.27 current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 182.61 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 131.4 current US$ per person | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 118.52 current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 126.41 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 124.08 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 99.98 current US$ per person | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 113.66 current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 115.34 current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 133.3 current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 150.72 current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 157.65 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 166.76 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 182.81 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 166.04 current US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 2025 | 201.66 current US$ per person | +21.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 201.66 current US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 223.67 current US$ per person, 90% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 201.66 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 292.36 current US$ per person, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current US 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 | +118.6% | 63.23 current US$ per person | 138.26 current US$ per person |
| 1996 | +87.2% | 44.77 current US$ per person | 83.8 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.13 current US$ per person | 68.53 current US$ per person | 93.8 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.61 current US$ per person | 31.44 current US$ per person | 109.14 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.22 current US$ per person | 63.23 current US$ per person | 158.4 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 131.36 current US$ per person | 99.98 current US$ per person | 182.61 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 170.94 current US$ per person | 150.72 current US$ per person | 201.66 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 172 Gambia 219.17 current US$ per person compare
- 173 Equatorial Guinea 212.14 current US$ per person compare
- 174 Bahamas 203.1 current US$ per person compare
- 176 South Africa 186.56 current US$ per person compare
- 177 Iraq 184.67 current US$ per person compare
- 178 Yemen 182.21 current US$ per person 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$), annual 24.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (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$), per in Malawi?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Malawi was 201.66 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 201.66 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.44 current US$ per person in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per?
- Malawi ranks 175th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.