What is the difference in gdp (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Nigeria?

236.48 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?

46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Nigeria: GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP

Malawi

542.49 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Nigeria

778.97 constant LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malawi rank

23rd

Nigeria rank

20th

GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time

Malawi
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 778.97 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 542.49 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 236.48 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malawi ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 20th of 212 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,060 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	767.95 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	291.9 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Malawi
1990s	980.65 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	792.02 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	188.63 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Malawi
2000s	738.37 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	713.29 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	25.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Malawi
2010s	646.57 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	406.41 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	240.17 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Malawi
2020s	612.73 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	504.04 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	108.69 constant LCU per US$ of GDP	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Malawi or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 778.97 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 542.49 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Nigeria?: 236.48 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for gdp (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?: Malawi ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 20th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant LCU per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 213 places, 11,512 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 26 August 2026

GDP (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.