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Limited disruption pressure across 33 representative jobs covering 90.1% of the country's modelled GDP. The Rebellion Risk profile adds a structural-pressure view of how disruption may interact with economic strain, governance, civic space, support systems, and history. Government Preparedness then measures observable capacity to prevent, absorb, and respond to AI-related shocks. These are evidence indexes, not forecasts.

JOB DOOM14.0out of 100GDP-weighted disruption profile, not an unemployment forecast
Job Doom
14.0
GDP coverage
90.1%
Confidence
73/100
Economic data
2025
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GDP-WEIGHTED REPRESENTATIVE WORK

Jobs shaping Malawi's score

GDP shares are transparent estimates derived from World Bank sector value added and a fixed sector-to-occupation allocation. They describe economic importance, not the percentage of workers in each job.

33 of 33 jobs

  1. Crop and nursery farmworkers

    Agriculture, forestry and fishing
    Estimated GDP share
    18.73%
    Job Doom
    4.4
    Confidence
    74/100
    Job evidence →

  2. Agricultural production managers

    Agriculture, forestry and fishing
    Estimated GDP share
    6.46%
    Job Doom
    9.4
    Confidence
    82/100
    Job evidence →

  3. Retail salespersons

    Trade, transport and distribution
    Estimated GDP share
    5.09%
    Job Doom
    31.8
    Confidence
    68/100
    Job evidence →

  4. Fishing and aquaculture workers

    Agriculture, forestry and fishing
    Estimated GDP share
    3.88%
    Job Doom
    6.1
    Confidence
    80/100
    Job evidence →

  5. Heavy truck and lorry drivers

    Trade, transport and distribution
    Estimated GDP share
    3.77%
    Job Doom
    8.6
    Confidence
    70/100
    Job evidence →

  6. Agricultural technicians

    Agriculture, forestry and fishing
    Estimated GDP share
    3.23%
    Job Doom
    9.4
    Confidence
    67/100
    Job evidence →

  7. Cashiers and ticket clerks

    Trade, transport and distribution
    Estimated GDP share
    2.83%
    Job Doom
    18.6
    Confidence
    71/100
    Job evidence →
  8. Estimated GDP share
    2.83%
    Job Doom
    9.4
    Confidence
    65/100
    Job evidence →

  9. Hotel and office cleaners

    Hospitality and personal services
    Estimated GDP share
    2.39%
    Job Doom
    4.2
    Confidence
    67/100
    Job evidence →
  10. Estimated GDP share
    2.36%
    Job Doom
    6.4
    Confidence
    70/100
    Job evidence →
  11. Estimated GDP share
    2.36%
    Job Doom
    6.1
    Confidence
    71/100
    Job evidence →

  12. Registered nurses

    Public, health and education services
    Estimated GDP share
    2.20%
    Job Doom
    12.2
    Confidence
    80/100
    Job evidence →

  13. Cooks

    Hospitality and personal services
    Estimated GDP share
    2.13%
    Job Doom
    7.1
    Confidence
    69/100
    Job evidence →

  14. Hotel receptionists

    Hospitality and personal services
    Estimated GDP share
    2.13%
    Job Doom
    27.8
    Confidence
    71/100
    Job evidence →

  15. Primary school teachers

    Public, health and education services
    Estimated GDP share
    2.04%
    Job Doom
    15.0
    Confidence
    76/100
    Job evidence →

  16. Client information workers

    Trade, transport and distribution
    Estimated GDP share
    1.88%
    Job Doom
    54.5
    Confidence
    70/100
    Job evidence →

  17. Real estate agents

    Trade, transport and distribution
    Estimated GDP share
    1.88%
    Job Doom
    28.4
    Confidence
    71/100
    Job evidence →

  18. Secondary school teachers

    Public, health and education services
    Estimated GDP share
    1.88%
    Job Doom
    27.0
    Confidence
    75/100
    Job evidence →

  19. Waiters

    Hospitality and personal services
    Estimated GDP share
    1.88%
    Job Doom
    9.8
    Confidence
    70/100
    Job evidence →

  20. Logistics and transport clerks

    Trade, transport and distribution
    Estimated GDP share
    1.70%
    Job Doom
    26.3
    Confidence
    76/100
    Job evidence →

  21. Supply and distribution managers

    Trade, transport and distribution
    Estimated GDP share
    1.70%
    Job Doom
    18.9
    Confidence
    82/100
    Job evidence →

  22. Government administration officers

    Public, health and education services
    Estimated GDP share
    1.57%
    Job Doom
    24.2
    Confidence
    74/100
    Job evidence →

  23. Medical practitioners

    Public, health and education services
    Estimated GDP share
    1.57%
    Job Doom
    11.7
    Confidence
    69/100
    Job evidence →

  24. Nursing assistants

    Public, health and education services
    Estimated GDP share
    1.57%
    Job Doom
    7.6
    Confidence
    64/100
    Job evidence →
  25. Estimated GDP share
    1.53%
    Job Doom
    14.9
    Confidence
    77/100
    Job evidence →
  26. Estimated GDP share
    1.53%
    Job Doom
    14.0
    Confidence
    82/100
    Job evidence →

  27. Child care workers

    Hospitality and personal services
    Estimated GDP share
    1.51%
    Job Doom
    7.4
    Confidence
    75/100
    Job evidence →

  28. Travel consultants

    Hospitality and personal services
    Estimated GDP share
    1.38%
    Job Doom
    42.5
    Confidence
    67/100
    Job evidence →

  29. Medical records specialists

    Public, health and education services
    Estimated GDP share
    1.26%
    Job Doom
    56.1
    Confidence
    64/100
    Job evidence →

  30. Police officers

    Public, health and education services
    Estimated GDP share
    1.26%
    Job Doom
    11.9
    Confidence
    69/100
    Job evidence →

  31. Social and human service assistants

    Public, health and education services
    Estimated GDP share
    1.26%
    Job Doom
    11.5
    Confidence
    72/100
    Job evidence →

  32. Freight truck drivers

    Manufacturing
    Estimated GDP share
    1.18%
    Job Doom
    8.6
    Confidence
    70/100
    Job evidence →

  33. Hotel managers

    Hospitality and personal services
    Estimated GDP share
    1.13%
    Job Doom
    20.0
    Confidence
    73/100
    Job evidence →
EVIDENCE OVER TIME

Country score progression

Historical country points reuse the same current GDP weights so changes represent new occupation evidence rather than changes in economic composition.

0 25 50 75 100 16.2 2025-05 14.0 2026-03 14.0 2026-06
  1. 16.2
  2. 14.0
  3. 14.0
ECONOMIC BASIS

Sector profile and provenance

Reported sector shares. The latest available value is used for each top-level sector. Manufacturing is shown inside industry and is not added to the 100% total a second time.

Agriculture
32.3%
Industry
15.4%
Manufacturing within GDP
11.8%
Services
52.3%
CURRENT REBELLION RISK SNAPSHOT

Structural pressure in Malawi

Emerging structural pressure at 32.8 out of 100. This is a comparative early-warning index, not a probability or prediction that an uprising will occur.

REBELLION RISK32.8out of 100Emerging structural pressure, confidence 83/100
Small protest pressure
19.6
Limited structural pressure
Medium protest pressure
21.3
Emerging structural pressure
Large protest pressure
34.3
Emerging structural pressure
AI displacement pressure14.0
Economic and labour strain24.6
Governance and lawful-response fragility48.7
Social shock-absorption deficit68.6
Civic and legal restriction pressure50.0
Economic protest and mobilization history0.0

Current input snapshot

Unemployment
5.1% (2025)
Youth unemployment
6.9% (2025)
Inflation
28.4% (2025)
Political stability
59.4/100
Government effectiveness
37.2/100
Rule of law
54.4/100
Voice and accountability
54.9/100
Civic space
Obstructed (50/100)
Social protection
9.7% (ILO income-group estimate)

Recorded protest history

Economic protests in Carnegie tracker
0
Economic protests since 2023
0
Largest recorded size band
Not recorded
UCDP violent political protest events
0
Latest UCDP year
Not recorded

No economically motivated protest is recorded for this country in the selective Carnegie tracker. This is not evidence that none occurred.

Confidence is reduced for modelled inputs. Social protection uses the ILO's 2023 low income group estimate because a complete country-level public download was unavailable. Other fallback fields: none.

REPORTS OVER TIME

Rebellion Risk timeline

This first publication establishes the initial snapshot. Complete future reports append comparable points instead of silently replacing earlier assessments.

0 25 50 75 100 32.8 2026-08
  1. 32.8Initial published snapshot

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CURRENT GOVERNMENT PREPAREDNESS SNAPSHOT

Public capacity in Malawi

Developing observed preparedness at 43.6 out of 100. This comparison measures documented capacity, not a guarantee, endorsement, or prediction of future government performance.

GOVERNMENT PREPAREDNESS43.6out of 100Developing observed preparedness, confidence 86/100
Prevent
40.5
Prevent avoidable AI harm
Absorb
45.1
Absorb economic and cyber shocks
Respond
46.5
Respond lawfully and effectively
Responsible AI governance safeguards42.3
Digital state capacity37.5
Cyber resilience80.4
Social shock protection9.7
Institutional execution49.3
Crisis-response capacity41.0

Current input snapshot

Responsible AI safeguards
42.3/100 (2026)
Digital state capacity
37.5/100 (2024)
Cyber resilience
80.4/100 (2024)
Social shock protection
9.7/100 (2023)
Institutional execution
49.3/100 (2024)
Crisis-response capacity
41.0/100 (2026)

Model interpretation

Weakest stage
Prevent avoidable AI harm
Overall method
Weighted geometric mean
Observed fallbacks
0
Confidence
86/100

Prevention carries 40% of the final score. Absorption and response each carry 30%. The geometric mean limits compensation when one stage is materially weaker.

Confidence is reduced for modelled inputs. Social protection uses the ILO's 2023 low income estimate. Other fallbacks: none.

REPORTS OVER TIME

Government Preparedness timeline

This first publication establishes the initial snapshot. Complete future reports append comparable points and retain the previous validated generation.

0 25 50 75 100 43.6 2026-08
  1. 43.6Initial published snapshot

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  1. Malawi has a DoomBench Job Doom score of 14.0 out of 100 across 33 representative jobs covering 90.1% of the country's modelled GDP.

  2. Malawi has a DoomBench Rebellion Risk score of 32.8 out of 100, with social shock-absorption deficit currently the strongest modelled structural-pressure factor.

  3. Malawi has a DoomBench Government Preparedness score of 43.6 out of 100, with prevent avoidable ai harm identified as its weakest current capacity stage.

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