Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: GDP per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo

1,641 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2025

Malawi

1,623 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

193rd

Malawi rank

194th

GDP per capita over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Malawi

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1,641 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,623 international-$ in 2021 prices in Malawi, a difference of 17.55 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 193rd and Malawi ranks 194th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: GDP per capita
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
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.