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In Malawi, fuel shortage enters its second week
Queues lengthen at petrol stations, and higher minibus fares are making travel harder for households.
Country
Malawi
Malawi in figures
GDP growth
2.1%
2025 · 2026 : 2.2% (projection)
Inflation
28.4%
2025 · 2026 : 24.4% (projection)
Public debt
78.4%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 74.5% (projection)
Fiscal balance
-11.5%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -10.5% (projection)
Current account balance
-16.5%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -15.4% (projection)
Nominal GDP
15.0 bn USD
2025 · 2026 : 18.2 bn USD (projection)
GDP per capita
625 USD
2025 · 2026 : 733 USD (projection)
Population
22.2 million
2025
En %
Source : IMF World Economic Outlook
Voir les données
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | — |
| 2016 | 2,3 | — |
| 2017 | 4 | — |
| 2018 | 4,4 | — |
| 2019 | 5,4 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | 4,6 | — |
| 2022 | 0,9 | — |
| 2023 | 1,9 | — |
| 2024 | 1,7 | — |
| 2025 | 2,1 | 2,1 |
| 2026 | — | 2,2 |
| 2027 | — | 2,4 |
| 2028 | — | 2,7 |
| 2029 | — | 2,9 |
| 2030 | — | 3 |
| 2031 | — | 3 |
En %
Source : IMF World Economic Outlook
Voir les données
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21,9 | — |
| 2016 | 21,7 | — |
| 2017 | 11,5 | — |
| 2018 | 9,2 | — |
| 2019 | 9,4 | — |
| 2020 | 8,6 | — |
| 2021 | 9,3 | — |
| 2022 | 20,8 | — |
| 2023 | 28,8 | — |
| 2024 | 32,2 | — |
| 2025 | 28,4 | 28,4 |
| 2026 | — | 24,4 |
| 2027 | — | 22 |
| 2028 | — | 20,9 |
| 2029 | — | 18,6 |
| 2030 | — | 17,6 |
| 2031 | — | 16,4 |
- Access to electricity
- 16% (2024)
- Internet users
- 19% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment
- +3.6% (2025)
- Personal remittances
- 2.0% (2025)
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.