Lesotho vs Malawi: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Lesotho |  Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $2.7B | $7.1B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 1.5% | 3.2% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 1.7% | 3.6% |
| Population | 2.2M | 18.6M |
| GDP per capita | $1.3k | $389 |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.33% | 0.8% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 5.35 | 217.52 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $3.4k | $1.2k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $2.9B | $6.5B |
| GNI per capita | $1.4k | $360 |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $7.8B | $23.7B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $3.7k | $1.3k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Lesotho | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 35% | 30% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 25% | 30% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 5.2% | 9.2% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 4.4% | 8.6% |
| Unemployment | 23.6% | 5.4% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 54.5 | 52.8 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 6.12 | 7.18 |
| Human Freedom Index | 6.16 | 6.68 |
| Property Rights Index | 45.2 | 43.1 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 47 | 42.1 |
| Business Freedom Index | 52.8 | 41.9 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 60.3 | 23.6 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 58.8 | 62.8 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 55 | 50 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 40 | 50 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 82.2 | 75.4 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 75.7 | 69.1 |
| Government Spending Index | 34.4 | 71.7 |
| Tax Burden Index | 73 | 79 |
| Government Integrity Index | 29.6 | 24.8 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 41 | 32 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 52.9 | 63.3 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 21.2 | 3.7 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 28.9 | 31 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 41.3 | 1.7 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 1.2M | 871k |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Lesotho | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 39% | 61.3% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 29.2% | 32.2% |
| External debt stocks | $914.8M | $2.3B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 0.1% | 3% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 3.6% | 5.7% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 8.2% | -16.7% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 18.1% | 13.2% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 22% | 13.4% |
| Total reserves including gold | $728.5M | $759.6M |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $39.6M | $102M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Lesotho | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 43.8% | 29.2% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 84.2% | 36.2% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$4M | -$1.4B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 33.8% | 18.1% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $133M | $973.7M |
| Personal remittances received | $629.4M | $181.6M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 35.5% | 14.4% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 6% | 26.1% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $3.3M | $3.2M |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $219k | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | 35.2% | 20.9% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 46.8% | 30.7% |
