Malawi vs Sudan

Malawi vs Sudan: GDP growth

GDP growth: 1.7% a year in Malawi in 2024 and -2.5% a year in Sudan in 2019, by IMF estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Malawi, by 7.9 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Malawi vs Sudan: GDP growthGDP growth: 1.7% a year in Malawi in 2024 and -2.5% a year in Sudan in 2019, by IMF estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Malawi, by 7.9 percentage points.
MalawiSudanIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Malawi has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Sudan.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Malawi at 3% a year and Sudan at 8% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearMalawiSudan
20241.7-19.3
20231.9-23.5
20220.9-2.5
20214.60.5
20201-3.6
20195.4-2.5
20184.4-2.3
201740.8
20162.34.7
201534.9
20145.74.7
20135.22
20121.9-17
20114.9-3.2
20106.93.9
20098.3-2.8
20087.63.8
20079.65.7
20064.76.5
20053.35.6
20045.45.1
20035.76.3
20021.85.9
2001-4.110.9
20000.88.4
19993.54.2
19981.18.2
19976.66.1
1996105.5
199513.88.9
1994-10.33.5
19939.72.8
1992-7.35.5
19918.77
19905.70.8
19891.31.4
19883.24.3
19871.66.5
1986-0.29.9
19854.6-0.6
19845.4-5.6
19833.7-1.5
19822.54.1
1981-5.26.3
19800.42.5
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
YearMalawiSudan
20252.5–
20262.67
20272.315
20282.510
20292.78
203038
203138

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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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