Malawi's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) was US$563.04 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 33.89% from US$420.54 in 2011 (2.96% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$563.04 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$251.68 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$420.54 | 2011 |
| Highest | US$563.04 | 2021 |
| Lowest | US$84.18 | 1994 |
| Average since 2012 | US$390.31 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$154.21 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Malawi's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$6.21 on 2020 (from US$556.83 to US$563.04).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$13.22 and a typical year strayed about US$58.85 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$169.79 in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was US$129.04 in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$38.38 a year. A straight line explains 84% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Malawi had the 158th highest value of the 167 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Malawi | US$563.04 | 2021 |
| World | US$9,709 | 2021 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$1,288 | 2021 |
| Low income | US$544.99 | 2021 |
Closest to Malawi in the 2021 ranking
- Zambia — 154th of 167: US$610.56
- Sudan — 155th of 167: US$598.41
- Niger — 156th of 167: US$592.23
- Chad — 158th of 167: US$468.65
- Sierra Leone — 159th of 167: US$426.19
- Madagascar — 160th of 167: US$421.01
What this measures
Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 42 values
| Year | Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 563.04 |
| 2020 | 556.83 |
| 2019 | 512.4 |
| 2018 | 465.79 |
| 2017 | 421.47 |
| 2016 | 251.68 |
| 2015 | 295.6 |
| 2014 | 281.15 |
| 2013 | 263.66 |
| 2012 | 291.49 |
| 2011 |
Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$1,232 (2021)
- Benin — US$1,173 (2021)
- Botswana — US$5,456 (2021)
- Burkina Faso — US$670.06 (2021)
- Burundi — US$150.93 (2021)
- Cabo Verde — US$3,210 (2021)
- Cameroon — US$1,377 (2021)
- Central African Republic — US$417.43 (2021)
- Chad — US$468.65 (2021)
- Comoros
More economic policy & debt data for Malawi
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$6.68 billion (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU) — 4.34 trillion (2025)
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (constant 2015 US$) — US$11.42 billion (2025)
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (constant LCU) — 7.6 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$12.18 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 8.09 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$548.16 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 364,283 (2025)
- Services, value added (annual % growth) — 2.15% (2025)
- GDP (annual % growth) — 1.89% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Malawi's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)?
- US$563.04 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1980?
- It is up 265.12% from US$154.21 in 1980 (3.21% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$563.04 in 2021 and the lowest US$84.18 in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank?
- 158th highest of 167 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) unusual for Malawi?
- In 2021, Malawi's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$6.21 on 2020 (from US$556.83 to US$563.04). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$13.22 and a typical year strayed about US$58.85 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNTY.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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