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Labor force, total, per unit of GDP in Malawi

Malawi: Labor force, total, per unit of GDP was 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.0006 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 21.9%
World rank
6th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0026 units per US$ of GDP
in 1994
All-time low
0.0005 units per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Labor force, total, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1990–2025

0.0010.0010.0020.0020.0031990200720251990: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP1991: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP1992: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP1993: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP1994: 0.003 units per US$ of GDP1995: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP1996: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP1997: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP1998: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP1999: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2000: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2001: 0.002 units per US$ of GDP2002: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2003: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2004: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2005: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2006: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2007: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2008: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2009: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2010: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2011: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2012: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2013: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2014: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2015: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2016: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2017: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2018: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2019: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2020: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2021: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2022: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2023: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2024: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP2025: 0.001 units per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP for labor force, total, per unit of gdp in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

That places Malawi 6th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Labor force, total, per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year

Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1990 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP —
1991 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP -12.2%
1992 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP +25.7%
1993 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP -12.0%
1994 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP +72.9%
1995 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP -15.6%
1996 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP -37.5%
1997 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP -12.6%
1998 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP +55.4%
1999 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP +0.9%
2000 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP +4.4%
2001 0.002 units per US$ of GDP +4.1%
2002 0.001 units per US$ of GDP -49.7%
2003 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP +11.8%
2004 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP -5.2%
2005 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP -2.3%
2006 0.001 units per US$ of GDP -7.3%
2007 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP -8.6%
2008 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP -15.7%
2009 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP -13.0%
2010 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP -10.0%
2011 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP -12.1%
2012 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP +34.0%
2013 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP +10.2%
2014 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP -7.9%
2015 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP -3.8%
2016 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP +17.5%
2017 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP -10.9%
2018 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP -6.4%
2019 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP -7.5%
2020 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP +5.0%
2021 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP -9.1%
2022 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP +3.5%
2023 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP -3.7%
2024 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP +22.3%
2025 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP -21.9%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Labor force, total, per unit of GDP in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1994 +72.9% 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 3 Mozambique 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 4 Central African Republic 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 5 Eritrea 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 7 Niger 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 8 Afghanistan 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 9 Liberia 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Malawi?
Labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest labor force, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest labor force, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does Malawi rank for labor force, total, per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 6th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
Is labor force, total, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor force, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Labor force, total ÷ GDP (current US$)

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  • Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
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Indicator
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
233 places, 8,231 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.