Lesotho vs Malawi: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Lesotho ranks 146th and Malawi ranks 148th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 6.3% | 2.2% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1.5% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 0.3% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 4.3% | 1.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 4.4% | 2.4% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 2.0% | 1.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp growth, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Lesotho, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp growth between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for gdp growth?
- Lesotho ranks 146th and Malawi ranks 148th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.