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Lesotho vs Malawi: GDP per capita

Lesotho
2,316 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Malawi
1,748 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Lesotho rank
172nd
Malawi rank
175th

GDP per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2,316 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,748 international-$ in 2021 prices in Malawi, a difference of 568.49 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Globally, Lesotho ranks 172nd and Malawi ranks 175th of 184 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.