IDA blend vs Malawi: Food exports

IDA blend
18.8%
in 2024
Malawi
90.2%
in 2024
IDA blend rank
10th
Malawi rank
10th

Food exports over time

  • IDA blend
  • Malawi
20406080100196219932024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 90.2% against 18.8% in IDA blend, a difference of 71.4%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 4.8 times IDA blend's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 10th and Malawi ranks 10th of 46 groups.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA blend Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 41.1% 91.9% 50.8% Malawi
1970s 25.1% 92.6% 67.4% Malawi
1980s 18.7% 93.6% 74.9% Malawi
1990s 16.4% 88.5% 72.1% Malawi
2000s 14.3% 86.1% 71.8% Malawi
2010s 15.6% 81.9% 66.3% Malawi
2020s 16.4% 89.2% 72.9% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, IDA blend or Malawi?
Malawi, at 90.2% against 18.8% in IDA blend as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between IDA blend and Malawi?
71.4%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Malawi?
47 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do IDA blend and Malawi rank globally for food exports?
IDA blend ranks 10th and Malawi ranks 10th of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,957 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.