Ethiopia vs Malawi: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Ethiopia
0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi
0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
195th
Malawi rank
192nd

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.7 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 195th and Malawi ranks 192nd of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1990s 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2010s 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Malawi?
0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 195th and Malawi ranks 192nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,254 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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