What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Cameroon and Malawi?

27,880 current LCU per person, with Malawi ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

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

Cameroon vs Malawi: GDP (current LCU), per capita

Cameroon

1.15 million current LCU per person

in 2025

Malawi

1.18 million current LCU per person

in 2025

Cameroon rank

46th

Malawi rank

45th

GDP (current LCU), per capita over time

Cameroon
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.18 million current LCU per person against 1.15 million current LCU per person in Cameroon, a difference of 27,880 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 45th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	307,130 current LCU per person	390.27 current LCU per person	306,740 current LCU per person	Cameroon
1990s	386,505 current LCU per person	3,705 current LCU per person	382,800 current LCU per person	Cameroon
2000s	595,797 current LCU per person	48,491 current LCU per person	547,306 current LCU per person	Cameroon
2010s	810,411 current LCU per person	254,609 current LCU per person	555,802 current LCU per person	Cameroon
2020s	1.02 million current LCU per person	723,602 current LCU per person	297,198 current LCU per person	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Cameroon or Malawi?: Malawi, at 1.18 million current LCU per person against 1.15 million current LCU per person in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Cameroon and Malawi?: 27,880 current LCU per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?: Cameroon ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 45th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP (current LCU), per capita
Unit: current LCU per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

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