Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 11.2% against 11.2% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 145th and Malawi ranks 144th of 196 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.1% | 15.6% | 8.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 24.0% | 10.8% | 13.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 24.0% | 8.6% | 15.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 13.0% | 6.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 15.0% | 1.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.1% | 0.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.1% | 0.3% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 11.2% against 11.2% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for food imports?
- Burkina Faso ranks 145th and Malawi ranks 144th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.