Malawi vs Rwanda: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Malawi
1,628 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Rwanda
1,352 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi rank
20th
Rwanda rank
23rd
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1,628 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1,352 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 276 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Rwanda ahead.
Malawi ranks 20th and Rwanda ranks 23rd of 205 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 88.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 87.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 13.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 219.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 205.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 103.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 472.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 369.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 447.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 659.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 212.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1,114 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,080 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 33.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
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 unit of gdp, Malawi or Rwanda?
- Malawi, at 1,628 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1,352 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 276 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 20th and Rwanda ranks 23rd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.