Malawi vs Zambia: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita

Malawi
687.41 current US$ per person
in 2025
Zambia
720.69 current US$ per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
179th
Zambia rank
177th

Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 720.69 current US$ per person against 687.41 current US$ per person in Malawi, a difference of 33.28 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Zambia ahead.

Malawi ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 177th of 188 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 518.75 current US$ per person 797.7 current US$ per person 278.95 current US$ per person Zambia
2020s 612.31 current US$ per person 655.86 current US$ per person 43.55 current US$ per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita, Malawi or Zambia?
Zambia, at 720.69 current US$ per person against 687.41 current US$ per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita between Malawi and Zambia?
33.28 current US$ per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Malawi ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 177th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
231 places, 11,145 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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