Malawi vs Senegal

Malawi vs Senegal: GDP growth

GDP growth: 1.7% a year in Malawi in 2024 and 6.7% a year in Senegal in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Senegal, by 4.8 percentage points, or 3.86 times that in Malawi.

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% a year · IMF

Malawi vs Senegal: GDP growthGDP growth: 1.7% a year in Malawi in 2024 and 6.7% a year in Senegal in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Senegal, by 4.8 percentage points, or 3.86 times that in Malawi.
MalawiSenegalIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Senegal has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Malawi.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Malawi at 3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearMalawiSenegal
20252.56.7
20241.76.5
20231.94.3
20220.93.9
20214.66.5
202011.3
20195.44.6
20184.46.2
201747.4
20162.36.4
201536.4
20145.76.2
20135.22.4
20121.94
20114.91.3
20106.93.4
20098.32.8
20087.63.7
20079.62.8
20064.72.3
20053.34.3
20045.44.6
20035.75.6
20021.80.1
2001-4.14.3
20000.83.9
19993.56
19981.16
19976.62.7
1996101.9
199513.86.1
1994-10.3-0.2
19939.71.3
1992-7.31.2
19918.72.6
19905.7-0.7
19891.34
19883.2-0.6
19871.66.1
1986-0.23.1
19854.63.3
19845.43.7
19833.7-5.3
19822.57.8
1981-5.25.1
19800.4-0.8
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearMalawiSenegal
20262.6–
20272.3–
20282.5–
20292.7–
20303–
20313–

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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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