Malawi vs Zambia: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Malawi
0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi rank
128th
Zambia rank
125th

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
00.050.10.15197820012024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.

Malawi ranks 128th and Zambia ranks 125th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0849 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1087 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.0801 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0637 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0567 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.064 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Malawi or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Zambia?
0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 128th and Zambia ranks 125th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,662 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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