Malawi vs Zambia: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita
Malawi
47.01 current US$ per person
in 2025
Zambia
46.51 current US$ per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
174th
Zambia rank
175th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 47.01 current US$ per person against 46.51 current US$ per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.5 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.
Malawi ranks 174th and Zambia ranks 175th of 197 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.11 current US$ per person | 47.22 current US$ per person | 30.11 current US$ per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 15.42 current US$ per person | 46.73 current US$ per person | 31.31 current US$ per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 22.33 current US$ per person | 68.45 current US$ per person | 46.12 current US$ per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 35.13 current US$ per person | 92.41 current US$ per person | 57.28 current US$ per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 39.32 current US$ per person | 57.69 current US$ per person | 18.37 current US$ per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 47.01 current US$ per person against 46.51 current US$ per person in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.5 current US$ per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 174th and Zambia ranks 175th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (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.