Malawi vs New Zealand: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita
Malawi
-76,096 current LCU per person
in 2024
New Zealand
-16,029 current LCU per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
180th
New Zealand rank
178th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita over time
- Malawi
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports -16,029 current LCU per person against -76,096 current LCU per person in Malawi, a difference of 60,067 current LCU per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Malawi ranks 180th and New Zealand ranks 178th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.33 current LCU per person | 47.4 current LCU per person | 44.07 current LCU per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.85 current LCU per person | 78.67 current LCU per person | 76.83 current LCU per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | -25.49 current LCU per person | 44.06 current LCU per person | 69.55 current LCU per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 150.86 current LCU per person | -3,688 current LCU per person | 3,839 current LCU per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 892.77 current LCU per person | -12,381 current LCU per person | 13,274 current LCU per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 12,922 current LCU per person | -17,378 current LCU per person | 30,300 current LCU per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | -40,298 current LCU per person | -18,848 current LCU per person | 21,449 current LCU per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita, Malawi or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at -16,029 current LCU per person against -76,096 current LCU per person in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita between Malawi and New Zealand?
- 60,067 current LCU per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and New Zealand?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and New Zealand rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 180th and New Zealand ranks 178th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (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
Net foreign assets (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.