Ghana vs Malawi: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Ghana
- Malawi
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 5.8% against 5.1% in Malawi, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.
Ghana ranks 163rd and Malawi ranks 166th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.3% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 3.4% | 2.0% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 5.2% | 4.4% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 8.2% | 3.9% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.5% | 0.7% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 9.9% | 2.6% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 8.2% | 0.9% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Ghana or Malawi?
- Ghana, at 5.8% against 5.1% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Ghana and Malawi?
- 0.7%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Ghana ranks 163rd 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.