Kenya vs Malawi: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Kenya
9,177 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
10,337 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
152nd
Malawi rank
150th

Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Kenya
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 10,337 current US$ per square kilometre against 9,177 current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 1,160 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malawi ahead.

Kenya ranks 152nd and Malawi ranks 150th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 576.42 current US$ per square kilometre 1,308 current US$ per square kilometre 731.91 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 670.78 current US$ per square kilometre 1,659 current US$ per square kilometre 988.37 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 1,567 current US$ per square kilometre 2,412 current US$ per square kilometre 845.12 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 1,850 current US$ per square kilometre 1,713 current US$ per square kilometre 136.95 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 4,677 current US$ per square kilometre 2,909 current US$ per square kilometre 1,767 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 7,780 current US$ per square kilometre 8,103 current US$ per square kilometre 322.66 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Kenya or Malawi?
Malawi, at 10,337 current US$ per square kilometre against 9,177 current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Kenya and Malawi?
1,160 current US$ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 152nd and Malawi ranks 150th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,326 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.