Indonesia vs Malawi: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Indonesia
- Malawi
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 65.4% against 64.9% in Malawi, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 74th and Malawi ranks 77th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.6% | 75.1% | 3.5% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 75.6% | 75.3% | 0.3% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 68.7% | 73.3% | 4.6% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 71.7% | 75.5% | 3.8% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 70.7% | 12.6% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 73.8% | 10.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 70.3% | 5.7% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Indonesia or Malawi?
- Indonesia, at 65.4% against 64.9% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Indonesia and Malawi?
- 0.5%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malawi?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Malawi rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Indonesia ranks 74th and Malawi ranks 77th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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
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 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.