Liberia vs Malawi: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Liberia
1,666 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Malawi
1,748 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Liberia rank
173rd
Malawi rank
172nd

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Liberia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1,748 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 1,666 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Liberia, a difference of 82 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 173rd and Malawi ranks 172nd of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 1,913 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,143 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 769.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Liberia
1970s 2,284 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,444 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 839.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Liberia
1980s 1,700 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,386 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 313.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Liberia
1990s 543.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,137 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 593.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Malawi
2000s 985.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,249 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 263.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Malawi
2010s 1,492 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,421 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 70.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Liberia
2020s 1,773 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,747 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 26.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Liberia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 1,748 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 1,666 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Liberia and Malawi?
82 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Liberia ranks 173rd and Malawi ranks 172nd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.