Macro Index Overview / Sub-Saharan Africa / MWI

Malawi · Year 2023 All longitudinal metrics, 4-pillar scores, and peer matrices reflect this country & year

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Sovereign Economic Dossier ISO: MWI MW

Malawi

Malawi sovereign panel observation with harmonized output, inflation, and external resilience records from 1960 through 2025.

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income Blocs: Other Lilongwe

Global Rank (2023)

#204 / 205

Top 100% of global economies

Composite Score (2023)

12.8 / 100

Living Standard (2023)

$557

Subscore: 16.02 / 100

CPI Inflation (2023)

28.79%

Stability Score: 0 / 100

4-Pillar Structural Health Diagnostic (2023)

Harmonized subscores evaluating Output, Productivity, Inflation Stability, and External Buffer

Benchmark Weights: 35 / 25 / 25 / 15

Living Standards (35%) 16.02

Raw: $557 (2015 USD)

Price Stability (25%) 0

Raw: 28.79% (Anchor: 3.0%)

External Solvency (25%) 0

Raw: -15.74% of GDP

Economic Scale (15%) 48.26

Raw: $13.4B Current USD

Optimal Component Weights & Peak Rank Frontier (2023)

Scale & Aggregate Power Oriented

What we are doing here: We simulate an automated mathematical simplex across all 286 valid permutations of weights for the 4 pillars (summing to 100%) against every competing sovereign country in 2023. This discovers which weighting system maximizes Malawi's global competitive ranking by accentuating its comparative strengths.

Peak Rank #144 / 205

Default Rank #204

+60 Ranks

Living Standards 0%

Baseline: 35%

Price Stability 0%

Baseline: 25%

External Solvency 0%

Baseline: 25%

Economic Scale 100%

Baseline: 15%

Policy Insight & Strategic Advantage: Malawi's macroeconomic footprint is heavily amplified by its aggregate GDP size relative to global peers.

Under this bespoke weighting, Malawi's composite score climbs to 48.3 (compared to 12.8 under standard multilateral weighting).

Longitudinal Trajectory & Peer Comparison Sandbox (1960–2025)

Tracking Malawi's multi-decade trajectory overlaid with peer benchmark economies in Year 2023

Active Comparisons:

Malawi (MWI)

India (IND)

China (CHN)

United States (USA)

Germany (DEU)

Observation Year 2023 • Global Rank: #204 / 205 • Composite Score: 12.8 / 100 • Living Standard: $557 • Inflation: 28.79%

Year 2023

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Primary: Malawi Peers (Dashed)

Cross-Sectional Benchmark Standing in Year 2023

5 economies compared · Ordered by Global Rank

Country	Rank (2023)	Composite Score	GDP per Capita	CPI Inflation	Current Account (% GDP)	Nominal GDP ($)
Germany (DEU)	#16	81.1	$44,369	5.95%	5.50%	$4562.2B
United States (USA)	#17	80.0	$65,667	4.12%	-3.34%	$27811.5B
China (CHN)	#37	72.3	$12,484	0.23%	1.41%	$18270.4B
India (IND)	#93	59.5	$2,230	5.65%	-0.91%	$3500.9B
Malawi (MWI) Active	#204	12.8	$557	28.79%	-15.74%	$13.4B

Decade-by-Decade Historical Milestones (1970–2023)

Visualizing seminal macroeconomic shifts, shocks, and structural transitions for Malawi

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Selected Era: 2023 · Click any node to select