Cameroon vs Malawi: GDP per capita

Cameroon
1.15 million current LCU
in 2025
Malawi
1.18 million current LCU
in 2025
Cameroon rank
46th
Malawi rank
45th

GDP per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.18 million current LCU against 1.15 million current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 27,890 current LCU.

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 213 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 390.27 current LCU 306,739 current LCU Cameroon
1990s 386,505 current LCU 3,705 current LCU 382,800 current LCU Cameroon
2000s 595,796 current LCU 48,491 current LCU 547,305 current LCU Cameroon
2010s 810,410 current LCU 254,609 current LCU 555,801 current LCU Cameroon
2020s 1.02 million current LCU 723,602 current LCU 297,196 current LCU Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Cameroon or Malawi?
Malawi, at 1.18 million current LCU against 1.15 million current LCU in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Cameroon and Malawi?
27,890 current LCU, 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 per capita?
Cameroon ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 45th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per capita (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.