Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Malawi
1.39 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1.56 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
39th
Sri Lanka rank
36th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Malawi
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.56 million current LCU per person against 1.39 million current LCU per person in Malawi, a difference of 175,200 current LCU per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 186 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 465,792 current LCU per person | 748,299 current LCU per person | 282,507 current LCU per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 855,983 current LCU per person | 1.16 million current LCU per person | 308,067 current LCU per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.56 million current LCU per person against 1.39 million current LCU per person in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 175,200 current LCU per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.