Malawi vs Tanzania: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Malawi
1,628 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Tanzania
2,070 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi rank
20th
Tanzania rank
19th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Malawi
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2,070 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1,628 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 442 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 19th of 205 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 349.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 335.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 103.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,015 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 912.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 447.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,725 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,278 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1,114 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,989 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 875.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Tanzania |
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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 2,070 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1,628 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Tanzania?
- 442 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 19th 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.