Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: GDP per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
806.78 current US$
in 2025
Malawi
671.51 current US$
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
203rd
Malawi rank
206th

GDP per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 806.78 current US$ against 671.51 current US$ in Malawi, a difference of 135.27 current US$.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 203rd and Malawi ranks 206th of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.