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Malawi vs Uganda: GDP per person employed

Malawi
4,563 constant 2021 PPP $
in 2025
Uganda
6,731 constant 2021 PPP $
in 2025
Malawi rank
170th
Uganda rank
167th

GDP per person employed over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 6,731 constant 2021 PPP $ against 4,563 constant 2021 PPP $ in Malawi, a difference of 2,168 constant 2021 PPP $.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.5 times Malawi's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Globally, Malawi ranks 170th and Uganda ranks 167th of 177 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)
Unit
constant 2021 PPP $
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat,
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 7,764 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.