Amid soaring living costs and widespread corruption, the president, Peter Mutharika, will face significant challenges in rebuilding popular trust in state institutions, and political stability will be fragile in the near term.
A split parliament will slow down policymaking. This, coupled with the authorities' limited financial capacity to respond to the economic challenges facing the country, will fuel popular resentment and could lead to unrest.

Highlights 7

Political outlook 8

Economic policy outlook 9

Economic forecast 11

Annual data and forecast 15

Quarterly data 16

Monthly data 17

Annual trends charts 19

Monthly trends charts 20

Comparative economic indicators 21

Basic data 22

Political structure 23

Politics 24

Economy 26

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