Malawi vs Mali

Malawi vs Mali: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2024: 1.7% a year in Malawi and 5% a year in Mali, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Mali, by 3.3 percentage points, or 2.99 times that in Malawi.

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% a year · IMF

Malawi vs Mali: GDP growthGDP growth in 2024: 1.7% a year in Malawi and 5% a year in Mali, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Mali, by 3.3 percentage points, or 2.99 times that in Malawi.
MalawiMaliIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

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

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearMalawiMali
20241.75
20231.94.8
20220.93.7
20214.63.1
20201-1.2
20195.45
20184.44.9
201745.4
20162.36
201536.2
20145.76.5
20135.23.3
20121.9-1.1
20114.92.9
20106.95.6
20098.35.5
20087.63.6
20079.61.8
20064.73.7
20053.32.5
20045.41.5
20035.79.8
20021.83
2001-4.115.8
20000.8-0.7
19993.54.7
19981.16.7
19976.64.1
1996106.4
199513.80.7
1994-10.35.6
19939.74.3
1992-7.3-5.1
19918.712.7
19905.7-5.3
19891.33.6
19883.210.8
19871.6-0.8
1986-0.2-0.8
19854.613.2
19845.4-2.8
19833.7-2.3
19822.5-8.4
1981-5.22.2
19800.43.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
YearMalawiMali
20252.54.9
20262.65.5
20272.35.7
20282.55.5
20292.75.3
203035.3
203135.3

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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.

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