Afghanistan vs Malawi: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 5.1% against 4.8% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 169th and Malawi ranks 166th of 196 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1% | 1.8% | 7.3% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 12.1% | 3.3% | 8.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 9.3% | 17.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.9% | 1.6% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 5.1% against 4.8% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 0.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Afghanistan ranks 169th and Malawi ranks 166th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.