Ethiopia vs Malawi: Net primary income

Ethiopia
-194.15 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Malawi
-191.69 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
83rd
Malawi rank
82nd

Net primary income over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
-600.0M-400.0M-200.0M0197720002024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -191.69 million BoP, current US$ against -194.15 million BoP, current US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.46 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 83rd and Malawi ranks 82nd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 6.74 million BoP, current US$ -87.10 million BoP, current US$ 93.84 million BoP, current US$ Ethiopia
1980s -17.81 million BoP, current US$ -108.74 million BoP, current US$ 90.93 million BoP, current US$ Ethiopia
1990s -48.78 million BoP, current US$ -52.33 million BoP, current US$ 3.55 million BoP, current US$ Ethiopia
2000s -12.55 million BoP, current US$ -77.79 million BoP, current US$ 65.24 million BoP, current US$ Ethiopia
2010s -267.05 million BoP, current US$ -228.64 million BoP, current US$ 38.41 million BoP, current US$ Malawi
2020s -444.94 million BoP, current US$ -293.40 million BoP, current US$ 151.55 million BoP, current US$ Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net primary income, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Malawi, at -191.69 million BoP, current US$ against -194.15 million BoP, current US$ in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in net primary income between Ethiopia and Malawi?
2.46 million BoP, current US$, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for net primary income?
Ethiopia ranks 83rd and Malawi ranks 82nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net primary income (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.