Malawi vs Small states: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Malawi
- Small states
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 90.2% against 19.2% in Small states, a difference of 71.0%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 4.7 times Small states's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 10th and Small states ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.9% | 24.4% | 64.5% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 19.2% | 65.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 17.6% | 64.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 18.7% | 70.6% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Malawi or Small states?
- Malawi, at 90.2% against 19.2% in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Malawi and Small states?
- 71.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Small states?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Small states rank globally for food exports?
- Malawi ranks 10th and Small states ranks 9th of 196 countries.
- 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
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.