Lower middle income vs Malawi: Food exports

Lower middle income
14.8%
in 2024
Malawi
90.2%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
13th
Malawi rank
10th

Food exports over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Malawi
20406080100196219932024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 90.2% against 14.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 75.4%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 6.1 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 13th 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 Lower middle income Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 34.2% 91.9% 57.6% Malawi
1970s 29.1% 92.6% 63.5% Malawi
1980s 22.4% 93.3% 70.9% Malawi
1990s 17.8% 88.4% 70.6% Malawi
2000s 12.9% 84.6% 71.8% Malawi
2010s 13.0% 81.9% 68.9% Malawi
2020s 14.3% 89.2% 74.9% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Lower middle income or Malawi?
Malawi, at 90.2% against 14.8% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between Lower middle income and Malawi?
75.4%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malawi?
53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Malawi rank globally for food exports?
Lower middle income ranks 13th 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.