Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Malawi
Malawi: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per was 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Malawi, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Malawi peaked at 0.3725 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
That places Malawi 13th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3612 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2906 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -50.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2521 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2861 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2966 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2935 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2887 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2738 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2567 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2531 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2501 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2887 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3612 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2789 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2765 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2814 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2501 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 10 Ethiopia 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Liberia 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Guinea 0.3129 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Solomon Islands 0.2973 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Sudan 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- 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 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8241 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Rural population 82.4% (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 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3725 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per?
- Malawi ranks 13th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.