How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malawi?

46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Malawi: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita

Jamaica

1.08 million current LCU per person

in 2025

Malawi

1.09 million current LCU per person

in 2025

Jamaica rank

44th

Malawi rank

43rd

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita over time

Jamaica
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.09 million current LCU per person against 1.08 million current LCU per person in Jamaica, a difference of 12,810 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 43rd of 205 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4,672 current LCU per person	360.17 current LCU per person	4,312 current LCU per person	Jamaica
1990s	68,897 current LCU per person	3,513 current LCU per person	65,384 current LCU per person	Jamaica
2000s	223,537 current LCU per person	45,753 current LCU per person	177,784 current LCU per person	Jamaica
2010s	504,078 current LCU per person	238,729 current LCU per person	265,349 current LCU per person	Jamaica
2020s	880,577 current LCU per person	675,825 current LCU per person	204,752 current LCU per person	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita, Jamaica or Malawi?: Malawi, at 1.09 million current LCU per person against 1.08 million current LCU per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita between Jamaica and Malawi?: 12,810 current LCU per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malawi?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Malawi rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita?: Jamaica ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 43rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita
Unit: current LCU per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 206 places, 9,147 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.