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Malawi
Malawi is a $14.9B economy (2025), growing 1.9% in real terms, with consumer inflation at 28.4%. 22 of 22 tracked series are published for this country.
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Economy
GDP · 2025
$14.9B
+31.9% vs 2024
#35 of 52Population · 2025
22.2M
+2.6% vs 2024
#21 of 54Data
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Source: World Bank Open Data · World Development Indicators & International Debt Statistics · rank among African countries with a recent print
The Wire
Malawi headlines
- Angola, Malawi to Meet As Cosafa Sides Shine in 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers
[Cosafa] South Africa and Mozambique have made the strongest starts among the COSAFA nations in the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027 qualifiers, while several other sides remain firmly in contention after the opening two rounds.
AllAfrica·AngolaMalawiMozambique
- Flames Left Stranded At Luanda Airport for Nearly Two Hours As Angolan Officials Fail to Show
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's national football team were left waiting at Luanda airport for almost two hours after landing in Angola, with no one from the host federation there to meet them.
- Dedza Dynamos Unveil New Board As Goshen City Era Begins
[Nyasa Times] Club announces nine-strong board led by Paul Mzungu after restructuring, with an MP among the directors
AllAfrica·Malawi
- Mighty Wanderers U-Turn - Bob Mpinganjira Reinstated As Head Coach
[Nyasa Times] Mighty Wanderers have brought back Bob Mpinganjira as head coach with immediate effect, in a dramatic about-turn at the Blantyre club.
AllAfrica·Malawi
- Malawi Should DNA-Test Every Newborn to Spare Fathers 'Devastating' Shock, Says Campaigner
[Nyasa Times] A leading Malawian campaigner has called on the government to consider making DNA tests compulsory for every newborn, saying men are being driven to despair when they discover, long after the fact, that they have raised other men's children.
AllAfrica·Malawi
- Two Report Cards, One Verdict - Mutharika Has Steadied Malawi, but Not Yet Changed It
[Nyasa Times] A year into President Peter Mutharika's second term, two independent assessments by Malawi's own press agree on the big picture and disagree on almost everything underneath it.
AllAfrica·Malawi
- Malawi's President Mutharika to Address Nation On First Anniversary in Office
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's President Peter Mutharika will address the nation on state broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) this evening.
AllAfrica·Malawi
- Nine Demands and One Doubt - HRDC Challenges Mutharika's Grip On Power
[Nyasa Times] The most striking line in the Human Rights Defenders Coalition's latest statement is not a demand but a doubt. Malawians, it says, are "entitled" to know whether President Peter Mutharika is actually running the country.
AllAfrica·Malawi
- K559m House, K370m Bridge and Court Case That Won't End - Inside Mzimba Hora's CDF Billions
[Nyasa Times] A council has launched a K559 million house for a government extension worker in a village where the High Court found voters were handed cash during the last election, while the constituency's MP waits to learn if she keeps her seat.
AllAfrica·Malawi
- Mutharika Points to Road Rebuilding As Flagship of First Year Back in Power
[Nyasa Times] President Peter Mutharika has pointed to a national road reconstruction drive as one of the signature achievements of his first year back in office, telling state broadcaster MBC on Sunday that long-neglected infrastructure was finally being restored after years of
AllAfrica·Malawi
- One Year On, Mutharika Says Freedom Restored but Economy Still 'A Process'
[Nyasa Times] President Peter Mutharika has marked one year back in office with a wide-ranging reflection on his return to power, telling Malawi Broadcasting Corporation on Sunday evening that his time out of government had sharpened his determination to rebuild the country.
AllAfrica·Malawi
- Malawi's 'Warm Heart' Has Gone Cold, Says Mutharika, As He Reflects On Forex, Tax Pain and National Mood
[Nyasa Times] President says forex is hardest challenge, defends fuel and food record, and warns of more tax pain a year into his term
AllAfrica·Malawi
Capital
World Bank lending to Malawi
3 in the pipeline · 20 active · commitments as published by the Bank.
Source: World Bank Projects & Operations
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