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
-75.0k-50.0k-25.0k025.0k196019922025

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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Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 9,009 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.