Malawi vs Nigeria: Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Malawi
852.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria
884.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi rank
18th
Nigeria rank
17th

Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
0200400600800198020022025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 884.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 852.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 32.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malawi ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.6027 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1990s 6.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP 10.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2000s 52.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP 56.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2010s 252.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP 115.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP 137.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 565.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP 436.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP 128.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Malawi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 884.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 852.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Nigeria?
32.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for services, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 8,612 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Services, value added (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.