Liberia vs Malawi: GDP per capita

Liberia

1,666 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Malawi

1,748 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Liberia rank

176th

Malawi rank

175th

GDP per capita over time

Liberia
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1,748 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,666 international-$ in 2021 prices in Liberia, a difference of 81.53 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Liberia ahead.

Globally, Liberia ranks 176th 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
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.