Malawi vs Niger

Malawi vs Niger: GDP growth

GDP growth: 1.7% a year in Malawi in 2024 and 6.9% a year in Niger in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Niger, by 6.7 percentage points, or 4.97 times that in Malawi.

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% a year · IMF

Malawi vs Niger: GDP growthGDP growth: 1.7% a year in Malawi in 2024 and 6.9% a year in Niger in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Niger, by 6.7 percentage points, or 4.97 times that in Malawi.
MalawiNigerIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Niger has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Malawi.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Malawi at 3% a year and Niger at 6% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearMalawiNiger
20252.56.9
20241.78.3
20231.92.5
20220.911.9
20214.61.4
202013.6
20195.46.1
20184.47
201745
20162.35.7
201534.4
20145.76.6
20135.25.3
20121.910.5
20114.92.4
20106.98.6
20098.32
20087.67.7
20079.63.1
20064.75.9
20053.37.3
20045.40.4
20035.72.2
20021.84.9
2001-4.17.3
20000.8-1.2
19993.5-0.2
19981.110
19976.61.5
1996100.1
199513.82.5
1994-10.31.9
19939.70.3
1992-7.32
19918.7-0.4
19905.7-1.3
19891.31
19883.26.9
19871.60.1
1986-0.26.4
19854.67.7
19845.4-16.8
19833.7-3.9
19822.52.2
1981-5.2-0.2
19800.44.9
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearMalawiNiger
20262.67
20272.36.5
20282.56
20292.76
203036
203136

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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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