Malawi vs Somalia: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Malawi
45.75 current US$ per person
in 2023
Somalia
54.04 current US$ per person
in 2023
Malawi rank
195th
Somalia rank
194th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 54.04 current US$ per person against 45.75 current US$ per person in Malawi, a difference of 8.29 current US$ per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Somalia ahead.

Malawi ranks 195th and Somalia ranks 194th of 206 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 8.32 current US$ per person 6.87 current US$ per person 1.45 current US$ per person Malawi
1970s 20.84 current US$ per person 12.72 current US$ per person 8.12 current US$ per person Malawi
1980s 32.39 current US$ per person 17.63 current US$ per person 14.77 current US$ per person Malawi
1990s 41.91 current US$ per person 19.36 current US$ per person 22.55 current US$ per person Malawi
2000s 49.03 current US$ per person 16.84 current US$ per person 32.19 current US$ per person Malawi
2010s 65.06 current US$ per person 39.69 current US$ per person 25.37 current US$ per person Malawi
2020s 44.27 current US$ per person 38.58 current US$ per person 5.69 current US$ per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Malawi or Somalia?
Somalia, at 54.04 current US$ per person against 45.75 current US$ per person in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Malawi and Somalia?
8.29 current US$ per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
58 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Malawi ranks 195th and Somalia ranks 194th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.