Ethiopia vs Malawi
Ethiopia vs Malawi: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $945 in Ethiopia and $548 in Malawi, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by $397, or 1.72 times that in Malawi.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Malawi.
- In 2025, Ethiopia ranked 171 and Malawi ranked 182 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Ethiopia | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $945 | $548 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $884 | $552 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $842 | $557 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $811 | $561 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $791 | $570 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $769 | $559 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $745 | $570 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $706 | $554 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $679 | $545 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $637 | $538 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $598 | $540 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $556 | $540 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $518 | $525 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $482 | $513 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $456 | $518 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $422 | $508 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $386 | $490 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $365 | $466 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $339 | $445 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $313 | $418 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $291 | $410 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $268 | $408 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $243 | $397 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $256 | $385 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $260 | $388 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $248 | $419 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $241 | $422 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $236 | $419 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $252 | $412 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $253 | $405 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $232 | $385 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $226 | $330 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $227 | $363 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $208 | $336 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $238 | $373 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $267 | $354 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $270 | $348 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $281 | $360 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $291 | $369 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $265 | $380 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $249 | $395 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $288 | $393 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $304 | $388 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $289 | $389 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $297 | $395 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $292 | $434 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $276 | $449 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $283 | $446 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $280 | $421 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $278 | $413 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $285 | $405 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $289 | $393 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $287 | $377 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $280 | $378 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $276 | $365 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $266 | $322 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $265 | $329 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $268 | $318 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $265 | $332 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $261 | $318 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $250 | $287 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $243 | $259 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $239 | $259 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $235 | $269 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $231 | $274 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | – | $260 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ethiopia vs Malawi
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Malawi: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Malawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEthiopia: 13.2% in 2022Malawi: 17.8% in 2022
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Malawi: 3.45% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Malawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Malawi: 21.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Malawi: 2.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Malawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Malawi: 17.6% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Malawi: 17.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Malawi: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Malawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Malawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Malawi: $128M in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Malawi: $7 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Malawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Malawi: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Malawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Malawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Malawi: 2 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsEthiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997Malawi: 1 million TIV in 2000