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

Malawi
1,748 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Niger
1,919 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Malawi rank
172nd
Niger rank
171st

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 1,919 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 1,748 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Malawi, a difference of 171 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Niger ahead.

Malawi ranks 172nd and Niger ranks 171st of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 1,074 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,551 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,477 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Niger
1970s 1,444 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,058 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 614.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Niger
1980s 1,386 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,635 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 248.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Niger
1990s 1,137 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,234 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 96.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Niger
2000s 1,249 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,186 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 63.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Malawi
2010s 1,421 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,331 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 90.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Malawi
2020s 1,747 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,713 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 34.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Malawi or Niger?
Niger, at 1,919 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 1,748 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Malawi and Niger?
171 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Malawi ranks 172nd and Niger ranks 171st 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.