Amid soaring living costs and widespread corruption, the new president, Peter Mutharika, will face significant challenges in rebuilding popular trust in state institutions, and political stability will be fragile in the near term.
Progress on diversifying the economy will be slow, and Malawi will remain vulnerable to external shocks. Donors' reluctance to restore aid flows in the wake of a corruption scandal threatens near-term macroeconomic stability.
Sluggish export growth and subdued aid inflows mean that The Economist Intelligence Unit expects the current-account deficit to peak at 18.4% of GDP in 2015 before narrowing slightly in 2016-18 as oil prices ease further.

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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 31

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