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Malawi

MWI · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

30MERI readiness
94Global rank
11.3BGDP (2024)
21.7MPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		202411,316,411,329.5WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20241.7WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		202432.2WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20282.7IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		202421,655,286WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 13.1
  • Coverage 75%
  • Imputed 1
  • Missing 3
PillarScore
Corruption
Components		34
Digital Infra
Components		2.9
FDIRRI
Components		35.1
Fin Access
Components		1
Human Cap
Components		45
IP Protect
Components		47.7
Labor
Components		61.9
LPI
Components		40
Security Rol
Components		47.7
Data Confidence Score67
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		14.6
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		39.3
Talent Operating
Pillars		47.1

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.6
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

34
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.7
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.4
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.6
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.1
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.1

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

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IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 2 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

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TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

Transparency International Terms

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UNDP_HDI

United Nations Development Programme · 2 indicators

UNDP Terms

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OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · 1 indicators

OECD Terms and Conditions

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Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

68 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance20247.9WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-11.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance2024-0.6WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202534TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance2024-0.7WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance2024-0.4WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance2024-0.6WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance2024-0.1WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance2024-0.1WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra202315.6WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra20240.1WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20182.6WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra202469.3WDICC BY 4.0
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics202410LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics20245.5LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20243.6LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics202416.3LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics202413.5LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20248.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Corridor lead time from port exit to destination for LLDC, mean
LPI2.CORRIDOR_LT_DAYS		logistics20246.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Dwell time at destination for LLDC, mean
LPI2.DT_DESTINATION_DAYS		logistics20244.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Dwell time at port of arrival for LLDC container, mean
LPI2.DT_PORT_DAYS		logistics20246.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics202426.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics202430LPI2Modified BSD3
Reference container import dwell time at port of arrival, mean
LPI2.DT_TRANSIT_DAYS		logistics20246.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Central government debt (% of GDP)
GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS		macro202255.6WDICC BY 4.0
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro2028-11.6IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro2024-18.8WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro202411,316,411,329.5WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20241.7WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro2024522.6WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro202432.2WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro202820.9IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20241WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro20231,161.1WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20282.7IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20201.9WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20255.1WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202432.9WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity20287.5IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202453.2WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness20243.9IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness20242.9WDICC BY 4.0
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness20241.7IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202534TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness20241WDICC BY 4.0
Foreign Ownership Restrictions
FDIRRI		meri_readiness202464.9OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.4UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202561.6WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202545UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202447.7WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202540LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202447.7WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202158.4WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk20280IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202070.2WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202476.3WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202562.6WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202467.6WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20242.6WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social202421,655,286WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202417.3WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20242.3WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade20241.6WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024947,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade20243,264,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20219.5WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade202342.4WDICC BY 4.0