Malawi vs Sweden: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Malawi
330,646 current LCU per person
in 2025
Sweden
302,379 current LCU per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
41st
Sweden rank
44th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Malawi
- Sweden
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 330,646 current LCU per person against 302,379 current LCU per person in Sweden, a difference of 28,267 current LCU per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.
Malawi ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 44th of 195 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per person | 67,751 current LCU per person | 67,751 current LCU per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0 current LCU per person | 128,412 current LCU per person | 128,412 current LCU per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 8,203 current LCU per person | 164,317 current LCU per person | 156,114 current LCU per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 48,950 current LCU per person | 211,669 current LCU per person | 162,719 current LCU per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 194,566 current LCU per person | 276,914 current LCU per person | 82,347 current LCU per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Malawi or Sweden?
- Malawi, at 330,646 current LCU per person against 302,379 current LCU per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Malawi and Sweden?
- 28,267 current LCU per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sweden?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sweden rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 44th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.