Malawi vs Uganda: Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Malawi
693.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Uganda
810.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi rank
19th
Uganda rank
16th
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 810.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 693.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 116.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 16th of 186 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3202 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9109 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5907 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 97.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 95.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Uganda |
| 2000s | 9.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 165.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 155.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Uganda |
| 2010s | 83.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 414.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 330.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Uganda |
| 2020s | 362.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 794.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 431.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 810.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 693.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Uganda?
- 116.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 16th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net domestic credit (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.