International statistics Basic indicators: Malawi

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km2202294,280
GDP, current prices bn US$202411.8
GDP per capita, current prices US$2024504
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20241.8
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %202432.2
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP202330.4
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202315.3
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202347.5
Population 1,000202321,104.5
Population, female % of total202351.2
Population density inhab. per km22022218
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202341.3
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20232.6
Fertility rate, total births per woman20233.65
Life expectancy at birth - men years202364.1
Life expectancy at birth - women years202370.6
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants20220
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants201113
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202329
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201859
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number2019118
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants2022275
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20202.9
Labour force participation rate %202467.0
Labour force 1,00020248,602
Self-employed persons %202361.6
Unemployment rate %20245.0
Youth unemployment rate %20246.8
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons201341.6
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$2023600
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture201042.81
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture201020.82
Agricultural land % of land area202264.2
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202244.5
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20220.0
Forest area % of land area202222.9
Import of goods, total bn US$20233.1
Export of goods, total bn US$20231.0
Import of goods from Germany mn US$202331.6
Export of goods to Germany mn US$202325.1
Exports of goods and services % of GDP201931.0
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201933
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20161.15
Rail route length km2008797
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20230.29
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20160
Researchers per million inhabitants201050
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20230.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.202361.1
Internet users per 100 inhab.202318.0
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20230.1
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202340.2

As at 22 May 2025

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