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

Malawi
1,751 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria
1,518 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi rank
21st
Nigeria rank
22nd

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

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1,751 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1,518 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 233 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

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

Malawi ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 1.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1990s 14.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP 26.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP 11.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2000s 109.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP 124.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP 15.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2010s 477.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP 213.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP 263.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 1,192 current LCU per US$ of GDP 803.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP 388.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Malawi or Nigeria?
Malawi, at 1,751 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1,518 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Nigeria?
233 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Malawi 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 (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current 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 (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 11,760 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GDP (current 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.