National Identity
- Official name
- Republic of Malawi
- Name etymology
named for the Maravi people who inhabited the area since the 14th century; the word maravi means "flames"
Sources:- Constitution of the Republic of Malawi ↗ - Government of the Republic of Malawi
- The World Factbook: Malawi - CIA
- Coat of arms
- National flag
As published by the Malawi Legal Information Institute (MalawiLII) From the top of the Flag to the bottom thereof, three equal horizontal stripes of black, red and green with a red rising sun superimposed in the centre of the black stripe.
As published in EnglishAs published by the Malawi Legal Information Institute (MalawiLII) BLACK represents the people of the Continent of Africa.THE RISING SUN represents the dawn of hope and freedom for the whole Continent of Africa.RED represents the blood of the martyrs of African freedom.GREEN represents the ever green nature of Malawi.
As published in EnglishSource:- malawilii.org ↗ - the Malawi Legal Information Institute (MalawiLII)
- National anthem
- Mulungu dalitsa Malawi0:52
- Title (in Chewa)
- Mulungu dalitsa Malawi
- Title (in English)
- Oh God Bless Our Land Of Malawi
- Lyrics
1Mulungu dalitsa Malawi, Mumsunge m’mtendere. Gonjetsani adani onse, Njala, nthenda, nsanje. Lunzitsani mitima yathu, Kuti tisaope. Mdalitse Mtsogo leri nafe, Ndi mayi Malawi.
2Malawi ndziko lokongola, La chonde ndi ufulu, Nyanja ndi mphepo ya m’mapiri, Ndithudi tadala. Zigwa, mapiri, nthaka, dzinthu, N’mphatso zaulere. Nkhalango, madambo abwino. Ngwokoma Malawi.
3O Ufulu tigwirizane, Kukweza Malawi. Ndi chikondi, khama, kumvera, Timutumikire. Pa nkhondo nkana pa mtendere, Cholinga n’chimodzi. Mai, bambo, tidzipereke, Pokweza Malawi.
Source: - Citizens
- Malawians
- Official name:Constitution of the Republic of Malawi ↗ - Government of the Republic of Malawi
- Official name, Citizens:The World Factbook: Malawi - CIA
- Coat of arms:Image credit
- National flag:malawilii.org ↗ - the Malawi Legal Information Institute (MalawiLII)
- National anthem:nationalanthems.info ↗
Geography
- Location
- Southern Africa, east of Zambia, west and north of Mozambique
- Total area
- 118,484 km²
- Land area
- 94,080 km²
- Water area
- 24,404 km²
- Land borders
- 2,857 km(3 countries)
- Mozambique
- 1,498 km
- Zambia
- 847 km
- Tanzania
- 512 km
Source:- The World Factbook: Malawi - CIA
- Coastline
- 0 km(Landlocked)
- Terrain
Narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains - Mean elevation
- 779 m
- Highest point
- 3,002 mSapitwa (Mount Mlanje)
- Lowest point
- 37 mjunction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique
- Climate
Sub-tropical rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November) - Avg. temperature
- 22.1 °C
- Avg. daily range
- 18.4 to 26.4 °C
- Annual precipitation
- 1,345 mm
Temperature °CMeanDaily rangePrecipitation mmMonthly climate normals Month Avg. high, °C Mean, °C Avg. low, °C Precipitation, mm January 26.7 23.2 20.5 323 February 26.8 23.2 20.4 258 March 26.7 23 20.1 227 April 26 22.1 18.8 102 May 25.1 20.7 16.8 26 June 23.4 18.8 14.7 13 July 22.7 18.1 14.1 12 August 24.7 19.9 15.5 8 September 27.5 22.5 18 7 October 29.3 24.6 20.1 26 November 29.7 25.2 21.2 91 December 27.8 23.9 20.7 251 Country-wide averages over 1991–2020.
Sources:- The World Factbook: Malawi - CIA
- Climate Change Knowledge Portal (ERA5 reanalysis) ↗ - World Bank
- Weather
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- Land use2023
- Arable42.4%Perm. crops2.1%Pasture19.6%Forest22.4%Other13.4%
- Arable land
- 4,000,000 hectares (42.4%)
- Permanent crops
- 200,000 hectares (2.1%)
- Permanent meadows & pastures
- 1,850,000 hectares (19.6%)
- Forest
- 2,115,700 hectares (22.4%)
- Other land
- 1,262,300 hectares (13.4%)
Source: - Major lakes
- Lake Malawi22,490 km²Lake Chilwa1,040 km²
- Natural hazards2026
- Epidemics6.4High#39/191Earthquakes6.1High#54/191Drought6.1High#27/191River floods4.7Medium#106/191Tsunamis0.0Very lowTropical cyclones0.0Very lowCoastal floods0.0Very low
Scores out of 10, ranks out of 191 countries.
Source:- INFORM Risk Index ↗ - European Commission Joint Research Centre
- Location, Land borders, Coastline, Terrain, Mean elevation, Highest point, Lowest point, Climate, Major rivers, Major lakes:The World Factbook: Malawi - CIA
- Climate:Climate Change Knowledge Portal (ERA5 reanalysis) ↗ - World Bank
- Land use:FAOSTAT Land Use domain ↗ - FAO
- Natural hazards:INFORM Risk Index ↗ - European Commission Joint Research Centre
Demographics
- Population change2026
- +2.56% per year+569,415 people/yearWorld Rank20thof 237
- Birth rate
- 30.4 per 1,000 population
- Death rate
- 5.2 per 1,000 population
- Net migration rate
- +0.1 per 1,000 population
- 2026
- 18.4 yearsWorld Rank217thof 237
- Age structure2026
- 0-14 years39.6%15-64 years57.8%65 years +2.6%
- Share aged 65 and over
- 2.6%
- Share aged under 18
- 46.8%
- Total dependency ratio
- 73
- Youth dependency ratio
- 68
- Elderly dependency ratio
- 4
- Sex ratio
- 0.95 male / female
MaleAgeFemalePopulation by age group, % of total population Age Male Female 80+ 0.2% 0.3% 70-79 0.5% 0.7% 60-69 1.0% 1.4% 50-59 2.1% 2.3% 40-49 4.2% 4.7% 30-39 6.1% 6.8% 20-29 9.1% 9.3% 10-19 12.1% 12.2% 0-9 13.6% 13.6% - 2026
- 1.35 above the replacement level for Malawi ()3.45 births per womanreplacement 2.101234World Rank43rdof 237
- 1.62 daughters per woman0.62 above replacement, long-run each generation larger than the lastreplacement 1.000.511.52
- 2026
- +25.2 per 1,000 populationfor every 1,000 people, 25.2 more births than deaths a year
- 2026
- +0.1 per 1,000 population
- Urbanization2026
- 18.0% live in cities4,090,874 urban residents
- Largest cities2018latest available
- Lilongwe, Blantyre, Mzuzu, ZombaRankCity, Town or Urban LocalityPopulation (2018 census)1Lilongwe989,3182Blantyre800,2643Mzuzu221,2724Zomba105,0135Karonga61,6096Kasungu58,6537Mangochi53,4988Salima36,7899Liwonde36,42110Balaka36,308Source:
- National Statistical Office of Malawi (2018 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff ↗
- Population distribution
- Population density is highest south of Lake Nyasa.
- Ethnic groups2018
- Chewa34.3%Lomwe18.8%Yao13.2%Ngoni10.4%Tumbuka9.2%Sena3.8%Mang'anja3.2%Tonga1.8%Nyanja1.8%Nkhonde1.0%Other2.2%Foreign0.3%
- Religions2018
- Protestant33.5%Roman Catholic17.2%Other Christian26.6%Muslim13.8%Traditionalist1.1%Other5.6%None2.1%
- Protestant
- 33.5%
- Church of Central Africa Presbyterian
- 14.2%
- Seventh Day Adventist/Baptist
- 9.4%
- Pentecostal
- 7.6%
- Anglican
- 2.3%
Source:- The World Factbook: Malawi - CIA
- Languages
- English
- Population, Population change, Median age, Age structure, Total fertility rate, Net reproduction rate, Natural change, Net migration rate:UN World Population Prospects ↗
- Urbanization:UN World Urbanization Prospects ↗
- Largest cities:National Statistical Office of Malawi (2018 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff ↗
- Population distribution, Ethnic groups, Religions:The World Factbook: Malawi - CIA
Government & Administration
- Form of state
- RepublicThe President is Head of State and Government, elected by a majority of the electorate through direct, universal and equal suffrage; the Constitution calls the Republic of Malawi "a sovereign State with rights and obligations under the Law of Nations" (ss. 1, 78).Source:
- Constitution of the Republic of Malawi ↗, ss. 1, 78
- System of government
- PresidentialThe President appoints and removes Ministers, and there is no Prime Minister; the Cabinet advises the President and the text has no confidence vote, while the National Assembly stands dissolved on a fixed date in its fifth year (ss. 67, 92, 94, 95).Source:
- Constitution of the Republic of Malawi ↗, ss. 67, 92, 94, 95
- Territorial organisation
- Unitary
- Official websites
- Capital
- Lilongwe1.2 million people(2024)
- National holidays
- 12 days in 2026
- ThuJan 1New Year's Day
- ThuJan 15John Chilembwe Day
- TueMar 3Martyrs Day
- FriApr 3Good Friday
- MonApr 6Easter Monday
- FriMay 1Labour Day
- ThuMay 14Kamuzu Day
- MonJul 6Independence Day
- ThuOct 15Mother's Day
- FriDec 25Christmas Day
- SatDec 26Boxing Day
- MonDec 28Boxing Day (observed)
Nationwide public holidays only, excluding regional, bank and government-only days.
- Time
- CATCentral Africa TimeUTC+2
- Currency
- Malawian Kwacha (MWK)
- Entry requirements
- Official visa and entry information
- Calling code
- +265
- Internet TLD
- .mw
- ISO 3166-1 codes
- MW, MWI
- Infrastructure
- Railways767 km
- Passengers carried
- 1,290 by the country's airlines(2021)
- Aircraft departures
- 405 by the country's airlines(2021)
- Air freight
- 0 million tonne-km(2021)
- Aircraft registration prefix
- 7Q
Sources:- The World Factbook: Malawi - CIA
- World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Flag carrier
- Malawi AirlinesPartly state-owned (Ethiopian Airlines 49%)
- 2025
- 34 / 100World Rank109thof 182Confidence interval
Corruption index score by year Year Score Lower bound Upper bound 2012 37 34 39 2013 37 34 40 2014 33 28 38 2015 31 27 35 2016 31 28 35 2017 31 28 34 2018 32 28 36 2019 31 28.1 33.9 2020 30 28.1 31.9 2021 35 32.2 37.8 2022 34 31.2 36.8 2023 34 31.7 36.3 2024 34 31.7 36.3 2025 34 31.5 36.5 Source:- Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 ↗ - Transparency International, CC BY 4.0
- Form of state, System of government, Territorial organisation:Constitution of the Republic of Malawi ↗ - Ministry of Justice of Malawi
- National holidays:Open World Holidays Framework (vacanza/holidays) ↗
- Infrastructure:The World Factbook: Malawi - CIA
- Infrastructure:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Corruption Perceptions Index:Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 ↗ - Transparency International, CC BY 4.0
Economy
- Low income
- GDP growth (real)2026
- +2.6% per yearWorld Rank110thof 195
- GDP per capita (PPP)2026
- GDP per capita (nominal)
- $740 (188th in the world)
Source:- 2024
- Services44.2% of GDPIndustry17.1% of GDPAgriculture31.8% of GDPManufacturing11%part of industry
- Households
- +84.1%
- Government
- +18.2%
- Investment
- +15.7%
- Exports
- +10.6%
- Imports
- −28.8%
The shape of the economyGDP by end useSource:- World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Inflation2026
- 21.9%down 6.4 percentage points6.4pp from 2025
- Labor force2024
- 8.1 million (37% of population)World Rank65thof 187
- Labor force participation2024
- 62.9% of people aged 15+
- Unemployment2024
- 5.1%
- Youth unemployment2024
- 6.9% ages 15 to 24
- Labor productivity2024
- $2.9 per hour worked at PPP
- Budget balance2026
- 8.6% of GDP deficit
- Current account
- 12.2% of GDP, $2.2 billion deficit
Source: - Debt2024
- Central government debt74.4% of GDP
- Trade2024
- Goods$1 billion66.7%
- Services$508 million33.3%
- Total exports
- $1.5 billion
- Change from 2023
- up 2.9 percent on the previous year2.9%
Sources:- World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- The World Factbook: Malawi - CIA
- 2024
- −0.97World Rank116thof 145
- Projected GDP growth
- +3.9% a year over the next 10 years
Source:- Atlas of Economic Complexity ↗ - Harvard Growth Lab
- Agricultural products2024
- Pigeon peas (dry), Sweet potatoes, Mangoes and guavas and mangosteens, and 7 more
- 1Pigeon peas (dry)37.2×
- 2Sweet potatoes32.1×
- 3Mangoes and guavas and mangosteens8.1×
- 4Cassava (fresh)6.7×
- 5Pineapples4.8×
- 6Squash and gourds (including pumpkins)4.5×
- 7Plantains and cooking bananas3.3×
- 8Bananas3×
- 9Groundnuts (in shell)2.2×
- 10Potatoes1.4×
ProductSource:- FAOSTAT ↗ - Food and Agriculture Organization
- Industries
- tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods
- Income level, GDP by sector, Trade:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- GDP (nominal), GDP growth (real), GDP per capita (PPP), Inflation, Budget balance:IMF World Economic Outlook ↗
- Labor force, Labor force participation, Unemployment, Youth unemployment, Labor productivity:ILOSTAT ↗ - International Labour Organization
- Debt:IMF Global Debt Database ↗
- Trade, Industries:The World Factbook: Malawi - CIA
- Economic Complexity Index:Atlas of Economic Complexity ↗ - Harvard Growth Lab
- Agricultural products:FAOSTAT ↗ - Food and Agriculture Organization
Cost of Living
- Average gross salary2013latest available
- MWK 21,062 per month$58 (USD), $177 (PPP)
- Median
- MWK 10,000 per month($27)
- Men
- MWK 24,068 per month($66)
- Women
- MWK 16,273 per month($45)
Source:- ILOSTAT ↗ - International Labour Organization
- 2023
- MWK 50,000 per month, gross$43 (USD), $128 (PPP)
- Average gross salary, Minimum wage:ILOSTAT ↗ - International Labour Organization
Society
- 2023
- 0.517LowWorld Rank172ndof 193MalawiWorld
Human Development Index by year Year Malawi World 1990 0.306 0.608 1991 0.310 0.611 1992 0.318 0.614 1993 0.324 0.617 1994 0.325 0.620 1995 0.370 0.625 1996 0.375 0.631 1997 0.379 0.636 1998 0.384 0.641 1999 0.392 0.646 2000 0.394 0.651 2001 0.400 0.657 2002 0.407 0.662 2003 0.414 0.669 2004 0.421 0.675 2005 0.427 0.681 2006 0.436 0.688 2007 0.444 0.694 2008 0.455 0.698 2009 0.465 0.701 2010 0.475 0.707 2011 0.483 0.713 2012 0.488 0.717 2013 0.494 0.721 2014 0.500 0.726 2015 0.504 0.731 2016 0.506 0.735 2017 0.508 0.739 2018 0.510 0.741 2019 0.513 0.745 2020 0.512 0.742 2021 0.509 0.742 2022 0.513 0.752 2023 0.517 0.756 Source:- Human Development Report ↗ - United Nations Development Programme
- 2019
- 38.5
- Mean years of schooling2023
- 5.2 years
- Expected for a child today
- 9.9 years
Source:- Human Development Report ↗ - United Nations Development Programme
- Literacy2020
- 70.2% of adults
- Education expenditure2018
- 3.3% of GDP
- Share of government spending
- 15.8%
Source:- World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Internet users2024
- 19% of the population
- Households with Internet access
- 21.2%
Source:- ITU DataHub ↗ - International Telecommunication Union
- Mobile subscriptions2024
- 15 million
- Fixed telephone lines
- 4,869
- Fixed broadband
- 0.1 subscriptions per 100 people
Counts subscriptions, not people.
Source:- ITU DataHub ↗ - International Telecommunication Union
- Credit-card ownership2024
- 0% of adults
- Debit-card ownership
- 4%
- Account at a bank or mobile-money provider
- 50%
- Mobile-money account
- 47%
- Made or received a digital payment
- 49%
Source:- Global Findex Database ↗ - World Bank
- Refugees hosted2025
- 35,228 people
- Asylum seekers
- 23,391
- Internally displaced persons
- 24,000All due to disasters
- Refugees from Malawi abroad
- 560
Sources:- Refugee Data Finder ↗ - UN Refugee Agency
- Global Internal Displacement Database ↗ - Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
- Inbound tourists2021latest available
- 432,000 arrivalsdown 56% against 201956% below 2019Official tourism site
- Per resident
- 2.2 arrivals per 100 residents
- $30 million(2023)
- Share of GDP
- 1.6% tourism direct GDP(2020, latest available)
- Domestic trips
- 255.5 million overnight trips by residents(2019, latest available)
- Residents' trips abroad
- 120,000 overnight trips(2019, latest available)
- $144.6 million(2023)
- Average hotel stay
- 10.2 nights(2018, latest available)
Overnight arrivals by year2010 to 2021A tourist stays at least one night. Arrivals count trips, not people.
Source:- UN Tourism Data Dashboard ↗ - UN Tourism
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- 3 sites2 cultural1 natural
Site Type Lake Malawi National Park Natural Chongoni Rock-Art Area Cultural Mount Mulanje Cultural Landscape Cultural Source:- The World Factbook: Malawi - CIA
- Human Development Index, Mean years of schooling:Human Development Report ↗ - United Nations Development Programme
- Income inequality (Gini), Education expenditure:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Literacy:UIS Data Browser ↗ - UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Internet users, Mobile subscriptions:ITU DataHub ↗ - International Telecommunication Union
- Credit-card ownership:Global Findex Database ↗ - World Bank
- Refugees hosted:Refugee Data Finder ↗ - UN Refugee Agency
- Refugees hosted:Global Internal Displacement Database ↗ - Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
- Inbound tourists:UN Tourism Data Dashboard ↗ - UN Tourism
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites:The World Factbook: Malawi - CIA
Crime & Safety
- Travel advisory (US)
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- Active humanitarian crisisAug 2026
- High6.6 out of 10Cyclone, Drought and drier conditions, Floods, Political and economic crisisSeverity by monthSep 2024 to Aug 2026What the score is made ofImpact of the crisis6.3Conditions of people affected6.8Complexity of the crisis6.6
Data reliability as rated by INFORM: High. Last updated Aug 27, 2026.
Source:- INFORM Severity Index ↗ - European Commission Joint Research Centre
- Homicide rate2012
- 1.8 per 100,000 peopleLow by global standards
- Crime rates
- 1 offence category
Offence Per 100,000 Count Year Homicide (victims) 1.8 279 2012 A low figure can also mean weak recording.
Source:- UNODC Data Portal ↗ - UN Office on Drugs and Crime
- Prison population2022
- 79.6 per 100,000 people
- Persons held
- 16,366
Source:- UNODC Data Portal ↗ - UN Office on Drugs and Crime
- Active humanitarian crisis:INFORM Severity Index ↗ - European Commission Joint Research Centre
- Homicide rate, Crime rates, Prison population:UNODC Data Portal ↗ - UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Health
- Life expectancy2026
- 67.9 years
- Health expenditure2023
- 6.5% of GDP$41 per person
- Physicians2022
- 0.05 per 1,000 population
- Hospital beds2011
- 1.3 per 1,000 population
- Infant mortality2026
- 27.6 per 1,000 live births
- Maternal mortality2023
- 225 per 100,000 live births
- Alcohol consumption2022
- 1.7 litres of pure alcohol per adult per year
- Tobacco use2020
- 10.4% of adults
- Men
- 17.4%
- Women
- 3.4%
Source:- Global Health Observatory ↗ - World Health Organization
- Road traffic deaths2019
- 33.4 per 100,000 population
- Life expectancy, Infant mortality:UN World Population Prospects ↗
- Health expenditure, Physicians, Hospital beds, Road traffic deaths:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Maternal mortality:Maternal mortality estimates ↗ - UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-agency Group
- Alcohol consumption, Tobacco use:Global Health Observatory ↗ - World Health Organization
Environment
- CO₂ emissions2024
- 4.79 Mt per yearup 1.9 percent on the previous year1.9% from 2023
- CO₂ per capita
- 0.2 t per personWorld Rank191stof 207
- Share of global CO₂
- 0.01%
- Methane (CH₄)
- 9.34 Mt CO₂-eq
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 4.46 Mt CO₂-eq
- Fluorinated gases
- 0.43 Mt CO₂-eq
- All greenhouse gases
- 19 Mt CO₂-eq
Source:- Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) ↗ - European Commission, Joint Research Centre
- 2024
- 19.9 µg/m³ of PM2.51.5 years of life expectancy lost against the WHO guidelineMost polluted61stof 236
- WHO guideline
- 5 µg/m³
Source:- Air Quality Life Index ↗ - Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago
- Environmental issues
- deforestation
- land degradation
- water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes
- siltation of fish spawning grounds
- high temperatures and changing precipitation patterns
Source:- The World Factbook: Malawi - CIA
- International agreements
- 20 of 20 landmark treaties in forceParty to 69 multilateral environmental agreements
Treaty Standing Joined Climate Paris Agreement in force 2017 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in force 1994 Kyoto Protocol in force 2005 Ozone layer Montreal Protocol in force 1991 Vienna Convention (Ozone Layer) in force 1991 Biodiversity Convention on Biological Diversity in force 1994 CITES in force 1982 Convention on Migratory Species (Bonn) in force 2019 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in force 2009 Nagoya Protocol in force 2014 Land and heritage Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in force 1997 World Heritage Convention in force 1982 UN Convention to Combat Desertification in force 1996 Chemicals and waste Basel Convention in force 1994 Rotterdam Convention (PIC) in force 2009 Stockholm Convention (POPs) in force 2009 Minamata Convention on Mercury in force 2023 Oceans UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in force 2010 High Seas Treaty (BBNJ) in force 2026 MARPOL 73/78 in force 2002 Source:- International Environmental Agreements Database ↗ - Université Laval
- CO₂ emissions:Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) ↗ - European Commission, Joint Research Centre
- Air pollution:Air Quality Life Index ↗ - Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago
- Environmental issues:The World Factbook: Malawi - CIA
- International agreements:International Environmental Agreements Database ↗ - Université Laval
Food & Water
- No access to safe drinking water2022
- 9.8% of the population
- Renewable water2022
- 17 billion m³ per year
- Per person
- 840 m³ per year
- Dependency ratio
- 7% originates outside the country
- Annual water withdrawal
- 1.4 billion m³ per year
- Withdrawn for agriculture
- 86%
- Water stress
- 18% of available freshwater withdrawn
Source:- AQUASTAT ↗ - Food and Agriculture Organization
- Undernourishment2022
- 19.4% of the population3.9 million people
- Obesity2024
- 8% of adults
- Men
- 3.3%
- Women
- 12.1%
Source:- Global Health Observatory ↗ - World Health Organization
- Underweight children2020
- 12.8% of children under five
- No access to safe drinking water, Renewable water:AQUASTAT ↗ - Food and Agriculture Organization
- Undernourishment:Food security indicators (FAOSTAT) ↗ - Food and Agriculture Organization
- Obesity:Global Health Observatory ↗ - World Health Organization
- Underweight children:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
Energy
- Energy consumption2024
- Per capita
- 1.44 GJ per person
- Share of world total
- < 0.01%
- Supply
- Deficitproduces 25% of what it consumes, 2024
Source:- International Energy Statistics ↗ - U.S. Energy Information Administration
- Electricity2024
- 1.8 TWh generated per year
- Generation
- 1.8 TWh per year
- Consumption
- 1.6 TWh per year
- Exports
- 0 TWh per year
Source:- International Energy Statistics ↗ - U.S. Energy Information Administration
- Oil, gas & coal
- Production endedlast produced in 2016Consumption202410,525 b/d
Oil imports and exports count crude oil only.
- Energy consumption, Electricity, Oil, gas & coal:International Energy Statistics ↗ - U.S. Energy Information Administration
Defense
- Military expenditure2024
- 1% of GDP$117.6 million, 3.5% of government spending
- Military personnel2025
- estimated 10,000active Malawi Defense Forces
- Military service2025
- Voluntarymen and women 18–24
- Nuclear weapons2026
- None - no nuclear arsenal
- Military expenditure:SIPRI Military Expenditure Database ↗ - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
- Military expenditure:World Development Indicators ↗ - World Bank
- Military personnel, Military service:The World Factbook: Malawi - CIA
- Nuclear weapons:Status of World Nuclear Forces ↗ - Federation of American Scientists
