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

Malawi
0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Uganda
0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi rank
192nd
Uganda rank
189th

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

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
00.0050.010.015198020022024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 192nd and Uganda ranks 189th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
1990s 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Uganda
2000s 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Uganda
2010s 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Uganda
2020s 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 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$), per unit of gdp, Malawi or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Uganda?
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 192nd and Uganda ranks 189th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.