Malawi vs Netherlands: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Malawi
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 65.4% against 64.9% in Malawi, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 77th and Netherlands ranks 75th of 196 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.2% | 62.4% | 11.8% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 75.3% | 59.4% | 15.9% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 73.3% | 57.0% | 16.3% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 75.5% | 72.4% | 3.1% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 61.6% | 9.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 61.8% | 12.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 64.8% | 5.5% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Malawi or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 65.4% against 64.9% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Malawi and Netherlands?
- 0.5%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Netherlands?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Netherlands rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Malawi ranks 77th and Netherlands ranks 75th 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.