Malawi vs Upper middle income: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Malawi
1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.9842 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi rank
36th
Upper middle income rank
34th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Malawi
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9842 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.1958 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 186 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1866 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9839 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Malawi or Upper middle income?
- Malawi, at 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9842 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Upper middle income?
- 0.1958 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Upper middle income?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Upper middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 36th and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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
Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.