Malawi vs South Africa: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current US
Malawi
201.66 current US$ per person
in 2025
South Africa
186.56 current US$ per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
175th
South Africa rank
176th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current US over time
- Malawi
- South Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 201.66 current US$ per person against 186.56 current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 15.1 current US$ per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Africa ahead.
Malawi ranks 175th and South Africa ranks 176th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.13 current US$ per person | 119.14 current US$ per person | 40.01 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 76.61 current US$ per person | 115.22 current US$ per person | 38.61 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 113.22 current US$ per person | 119.12 current US$ per person | 5.89 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 131.36 current US$ per person | 151.32 current US$ per person | 19.96 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 170.94 current US$ per person | 166.29 current US$ per person | 4.65 current US$ per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per, Malawi or South Africa?
- Malawi, at 201.66 current US$ per person against 186.56 current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per between Malawi and South Africa?
- 15.1 current US$ per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per?
- Malawi ranks 175th and South Africa ranks 176th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.