Malawi vs Somalia: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2024: 1.7% a year in Malawi and 4% a year in Somalia, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 2.4 percentage points, or 2.41 times that in Malawi.
MalawiSomalia
Watch it change on the mapChange since 2012, percentage points · IMF
Latest figures
% a year · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1.7 2024 | 5.7 | 3 2031 |
| Somalia | 4 2024 | 2.7 | 4 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Malawi.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Malawi at 3% a year and Somalia at 4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Malawi | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.7 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 1 | -2.7 |
| 2019 | 5.4 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 9.5 |
| 2016 | 2.3 | -1.3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4.6 |
| 2014 | 5.7 | 2.7 |
| 2013 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| 2012 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| 2011 | 4.9 | – |
| 2010 | 6.9 | – |
| 2009 | 8.3 | – |
| 2008 | 7.6 | – |
| 2007 | 9.6 | – |
| 2006 | 4.7 | – |
| 2005 | 3.3 | – |
| 2004 | 5.4 | – |
| 2003 | 5.7 | – |
| 2002 | 1.8 | – |
| 2001 | -4.1 | – |
| 2000 | 0.8 | – |
| 1999 | 3.5 | – |
| 1998 | 1.1 | – |
| 1997 | 6.6 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | – |
| 1995 | 13.8 | – |
| 1994 | -10.3 | – |
| 1993 | 9.7 | – |
| 1992 | -7.3 | – |
| 1991 | 8.7 | – |
| 1990 | 5.7 | – |
| 1989 | 1.3 | – |
| 1988 | 3.2 | – |
| 1987 | 1.6 | – |
| 1986 | -0.2 | – |
| 1985 | 4.6 | – |
| 1984 | 5.4 | – |
| 1983 | 3.7 | – |
| 1982 | 2.5 | – |
| 1981 | -5.2 | – |
| 1980 | 0.4 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Malawi | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 2026 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 2027 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 2028 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 2029 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
| 2030 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 2031 | 3 | 4 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time