Chad vs Malawi

Chad vs Malawi: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2024: 5% a year in Chad and 1.7% a year in Malawi, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Chad, by 3.3 percentage points, or 3 times that in Malawi.

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% a year · IMF

Chad vs Malawi: GDP growthGDP growth in 2024: 5% a year in Chad and 1.7% a year in Malawi, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Chad, by 3.3 percentage points, or 3 times that in Malawi.
ChadMalawiIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Chad has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Malawi.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Chad at 5.3% a year and Malawi at 3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearChadMalawi
202451.7
202351.9
20224.70.9
202124.6
202001
20195.95.4
20185.24.4
2017-2.14
2016-3.72.3
20153.23
20142.35.7
20132.95.2
20128.91.9
20114.64.9
201013.86.9
2009-1.38.3
20083.17.6
20074.49.6
2006-0.54.7
20057.53.3
200433.65.4
200314.75.7
20028.51.8
200111.7-4.1
2000-0.90.8
1999-0.73.5
199871.1
19975.76.6
19962.110
1995-0.813.8
19945.5-10.3
1993-2.19.7
19922.4-7.3
199110.48.7
19903.25.7
198921.3
19887.53.2
19873.61.6
19866-0.2
19857.94.6
19845.35.4
198315.73.7
19825.42.5
1981-10.8-5.2
1980-60.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
YearChadMalawi
20255.12.5
20264.52.6
20275.42.3
20284.62.5
20295.12.7
20305.43
20315.33

Each country on its own

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.

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