Benin vs Malawi

Benin vs Malawi: GDP growth

GDP growth: 8.1% a year in Benin in 2025 and 1.7% a year in Malawi in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Benin, by 5.8 percentage points, or 4.45 times that in Malawi.

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% a year · IMF

Benin vs Malawi: GDP growthGDP growth: 8.1% a year in Benin in 2025 and 1.7% a year in Malawi in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Benin, by 5.8 percentage points, or 4.45 times that in Malawi.
BeninMalawiIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Malawi.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Benin at 6.7% a year and Malawi at 3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBeninMalawi
20258.12.5
20247.51.7
20236.41.9
20226.30.9
20217.24.6
20203.81
20197.15.4
20186.64.4
20175.64
20163.32.3
20151.83
20146.45.7
20137.25.2
20124.81.9
201134.9
20102.16.9
20092.38.3
20084.97.6
200769.6
20063.94.7
20051.73.3
20044.45.4
20033.45.7
20024.61.8
20015.3-4.1
20005.90.8
19994.43.5
199841.1
19975.76.6
19964.310
1995613.8
19942-10.3
19935.89.7
19923-7.3
19914.28.7
199095.7
1989-2.81.3
19883.43.2
1987-2.11.6
19862.7-0.2
19854.34.6
19840.45.4
1983-23.7
19821.72.5
19811.9-5.2
19809.30.4
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBeninMalawi
202672.6
20276.82.3
20286.82.5
20296.72.7
20306.73
20316.73

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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