Malawi GDP from Services
Services value added as a share of GDP.
GDP from Services in Malawi increased to 48.66 percent of GDP in 2025 from 44.22 percent of GDP in 2024.
Malawi GDP from Services — History
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Malawi GDP from Services — analysis in simple words
Latest reading
GDP from Services in Malawi increased to 48.66 percent of GDP in 2025 from 44.22 percent of GDP in 2024.
Over the last three years it rose once and fell twice.
Recent trend
A year earlier (2024) it was 44.2%, so the latest figure is 4.4 percentage points higher.
Over the past five years the average was 47.4%, with a range from 44.2% to 49.8%. The latest value is above that five-year average.
Historical context
This data series starts in 1980 and has 46 annual observations. The latest reading is higher than 54% of all of them.
The highest value on record is 53.9% (2016) and the lowest is 27.2% (1989). The long-run average is 45.2%.
Compared with other countries
Among 202 economies with recent data, Malawi ranks 155th from the top. The median across all these economies is 57.7%, so Malawi is below the typical country.
Within Sub-Saharan Africa (45 economies with data) it ranks 23rd; the regional median is 48.7%.
Statistics
- Latest
- 48.7%2025
- Previous
- 44.2%
- 5-year average
- 47.4%
- Long-run average
- 45.2%since 1980
- All-time high
- 53.9%2016
- All-time low
- 27.2%1989
- Observations
- 46Annual
Recent Data
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.7% | ▲ +4.4 pp |
| 2024 | 44.2% | ▼ −0.9 pp |
| 2023 | 45.1% | ▼ −4.1 pp |
| 2022 | 49.2% | ▼ −0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 49.8% | ▼ −0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 50.3% | ▼ −2.2 pp |
| 2019 | 52.5% | ▼ −1.0 pp |
| 2018 | 53.5% | ▲ +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 53.1% | ▼ −0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 53.9% | ▲ +0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 53.2% | ▲ +0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 52.6% | ▲ +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 52.5% | ▼ −0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 52.5% | ▲ +0.8 pp |
| 2011 | 51.7% | ▲ +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 51.2% | ▲ +0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 50.4% | ▲ +0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 49.9% | ▲ +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 49.6% | ▲ +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 48.9% | ▲ +1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 47.8% | ▲ +1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 46.5% | ▲ +0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 46.0% | ▼ −1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 47.1% | ▼ −0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 47.8% | ▲ +2.3 pp |
| 2000 | 45.6% | ▼ −1.3 pp |
| 1999 | 46.9% | ▼ −1.4 pp |
| 1998 | 48.3% | ▼ −3.9 pp |
| 1997 | 52.2% | ▲ +4.3 pp |
| 1996 | 47.9% |
GDP from Services — Malawi vs Peers
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Understanding GDP from Services — a simple guide
What it measures
Services value added as a share of GDP.
How it is calculated
Value added by services (trade, transport, finance, IT, health, education, government) ÷ GDP × 100.
A share of 55% means more than half the economy is services.
Service-heavy economies tend to be less cyclical.
A lower share means agriculture or industry plays a bigger role.
Why it matters for the economy and markets
Services dominate most advanced economies and a growing share of emerging ones.
How to read it
Services tend to be less cyclical than industry and more dependent on domestic demand.
Data source
World Bank — World Development Indicators (series NV.SRV.TOTL.ZS), annual data from 1980 to 2025. Values are shown exactly as published by the source and may be revised later.
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Data are sourced from official international organisations (IMF, World Bank, BIS) and national authorities, and are shown for educational and informational purposes only. They are not investment advice and no recommendation is made. Figures may be revised by the source; IMF figures for the current and future years are projections. This page was last updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026.