Burundi vs Malawi: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Burundi
-671.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi
-145.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Burundi rank
185th
Malawi rank
184th

Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Burundi
  • Malawi
-600-400-2000200196419942025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -145.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP against -671.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Burundi, a difference of 525.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 185th and Malawi ranks 184th of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 1.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP -0.1088 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP Burundi
1990s 29.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP 29.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP Burundi
2000s 68.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP 65.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP Burundi
2010s 18.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP 20.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s -269.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP -69.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP 200.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Burundi or Malawi?
Malawi, at -145.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP against -671.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Burundi and Malawi?
525.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Burundi ranks 185th and Malawi ranks 184th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (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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Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 8,826 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets (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.