Malawi vs Namibia: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- Malawi
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports -0.3% against -0.7% in Malawi, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Namibia ahead.
Malawi ranks 187th and Namibia ranks 185th of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -2.4% | -1.9% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.3% | 1.9% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 2.8% | 1.2% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.9% | Malawi |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.8% | 0.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Malawi or Namibia?
- Namibia, at -0.3% against -0.7% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Malawi and Namibia?
- 0.4%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Namibia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Namibia rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Malawi ranks 187th and Namibia ranks 185th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.