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

Malawi
1.04 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.6953 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
195th
Zimbabwe rank
197th

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

  • Malawi
  • Zimbabwe
051015197720002024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.04 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.6953 BoP, current US$ per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.3447 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Malawi ranks 195th and Zimbabwe ranks 197th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2035 BoP, current US$ per person 7.48 BoP, current US$ per person 7.28 BoP, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
1980s 0.4976 BoP, current US$ per person 6.91 BoP, current US$ per person 6.41 BoP, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
1990s 0.6082 BoP, current US$ per person 2.59 BoP, current US$ per person 1.98 BoP, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2000s 0.0249 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2304 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2056 BoP, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2010s 0.3831 BoP, current US$ per person 0.4218 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0387 BoP, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2020s 1.1 BoP, current US$ per person 0.4855 BoP, current US$ per person 0.6181 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$), per capita, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
Malawi, at 1.04 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.6953 BoP, current US$ per person in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
0.3447 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
Malawi ranks 195th and Zimbabwe ranks 197th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.