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

323 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.

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

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

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.

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

Malawi

1,751 current LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Rwanda

1,428 current LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malawi rank

21st

Rwanda rank

23rd

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

Malawi
Rwanda

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1,751 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1,428 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 323 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

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

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

Malawi ranks 21st and Rwanda ranks 23rd of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP	88.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP	87.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
1990s	14.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP	222.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP	207.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
2000s	109.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP	519.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP	410.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
2010s	477.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP	722.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP	245.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
2020s	1,192 current LCU per US$ of GDP	1,145 current LCU per US$ of GDP	47.63 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 Rwanda?: Malawi, at 1,751 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1,428 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Rwanda?: 323 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp?: Malawi ranks 21st and Rwanda ranks 23rd 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: 27 August 2026

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.