Lesotho vs Malawi: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Lesotho
104.6%
in 2023
Malawi
93.3%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
5th
Malawi rank
6th
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 104.6% against 93.3% in Malawi, a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 6th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.0% | 82.7% | 6.3% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 98.1% | 66.4% | 31.7% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 100.9% | 71.2% | 29.7% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 85.7% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 77.0% | 7.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 90.2% | 3.6% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 101.7% | 96.7% | 5.0% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Lesotho, at 104.6% against 93.3% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 11.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 6th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.