Malawi vs Zambia: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 64.9% against 64.4% in Zambia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Zambia ahead.
Malawi ranks 77th and Zambia ranks 80th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.2% | 79.0% | 6.8% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 75.3% | 75.4% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 74.6% | 0.9% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 73.9% | 3.2% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 64.9% | 8.9% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 71.6% | 0.2% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 64.9% against 64.4% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.5%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Malawi ranks 77th and Zambia ranks 80th 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.