Malawi vs Nigeria: GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Malawi
1,732 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria
1,471 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi rank
21st
Nigeria rank
22nd
GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1,732 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1,471 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 261 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 207 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 140.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 126.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 13.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 2010s | 467.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 207.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 260.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1,170 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 785.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 384.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Malawi, at 1,732 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1,471 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 261 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (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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About this data
GNI (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.