Malawi vs Nigeria: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of

Malawi
0.0056 Percentage of GDP
in 2021
Nigeria
0.008 Percentage of GDP
in 2021
Malawi rank
81st
Nigeria rank
78th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.008 Percentage of GDP against 0.0056 Percentage of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0024 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malawi ranks 81st and Nigeria ranks 78th of 169 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 0 Percentage of GDP 0.002 Percentage of GDP 0.002 Percentage of GDP Nigeria
2010s 0.0088 Percentage of GDP 0.0124 Percentage of GDP 0.0037 Percentage of GDP Nigeria
2020s 0.0043 Percentage of GDP 0.0065 Percentage of GDP 0.0022 Percentage of GDP Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of, Malawi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.008 Percentage of GDP against 0.0056 Percentage of GDP in Malawi as of 2021.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of between Malawi and Nigeria?
0.0024 Percentage of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of?
Malawi ranks 81st and Nigeria ranks 78th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Mineral rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Mineral rents
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
244 places, 5,288 data points, 2000–2021
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 8 shows the breakdown of national economies by sectors of activity, looking at share of employment, contributions to GDP, along with the impact of natural resource extraction on the economy.