Kenya vs Malawi: GDP
Kenya
16.79 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Malawi
19.14 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Kenya rank
47th
Malawi rank
44th
GDP over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 19.14 trillion current LCU against 16.79 trillion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 2.35 trillion current LCU.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 47th and Malawi ranks 44th of 208 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 102.31 billion current LCU | 3.08 billion current LCU | 99.23 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 1990s | 510.07 billion current LCU | 39.29 billion current LCU | 470.78 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.66 trillion current LCU | 641.18 billion current LCU | 1.02 trillion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2010s | 6.64 trillion current LCU | 4.45 trillion current LCU | 2.19 trillion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2020s | 13.63 trillion current LCU | 12.90 trillion current LCU | 727.29 billion current LCU | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, Kenya or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 19.14 trillion current LCU against 16.79 trillion current LCU in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gdp between Kenya and Malawi?
- 2.35 trillion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for gdp?
- Kenya ranks 47th and Malawi ranks 44th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GDP (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release