Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 64.9% against 64.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 77th and Papua New Guinea ranks 78th of 196 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.7% | 63.7% | 10.9% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 73.1% | 62.2% | 10.9% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 63.7% | 4.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 71.3% | 5.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 66.1% | 6.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 64.9% against 64.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Malawi ranks 77th and Papua New Guinea ranks 78th 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.