Ethiopia vs Malawi: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita

Ethiopia
1.3 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Malawi
1.04 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
194th
Malawi rank
195th

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
0123197720002024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.3 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.04 BoP, current US$ per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.26 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 194th and Malawi ranks 195th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5669 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2035 BoP, current US$ per person 0.3634 BoP, current US$ per person Ethiopia
1980s 0.6704 BoP, current US$ per person 0.4976 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1727 BoP, current US$ per person Ethiopia
1990s 0.503 BoP, current US$ per person 0.8848 BoP, current US$ per person 0.3818 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
2000s 0.4024 BoP, current US$ per person 0.5688 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1664 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
2010s 0.2176 BoP, current US$ per person 0.3831 BoP, current US$ per person 0.1655 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
2020s 0.4443 BoP, current US$ per person 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person 0.6594 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Ethiopia, at 1.3 BoP, current US$ per person against 1.04 BoP, current US$ per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Ethiopia and Malawi?
0.26 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ethiopia 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 primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 194th and Malawi ranks 195th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,331 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.