Afghanistan vs Malawi: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita

Afghanistan
21.12 current US$ per person
in 2025
Malawi
42.63 current US$ per person
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
204th
Malawi rank
201st

Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 42.63 current US$ per person against 21.12 current US$ per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 21.51 current US$ per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.0 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 204th and Malawi ranks 201st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 6.56 current US$ per person 9.52 current US$ per person 2.97 current US$ per person Malawi
1970s 17.73 current US$ per person 25.03 current US$ per person 7.3 current US$ per person Malawi
1980s 49.38 current US$ per person 36.05 current US$ per person 13.33 current US$ per person Afghanistan
1990s 14.25 current US$ per person 41.33 current US$ per person 27.08 current US$ per person Malawi
2000s 11.88 current US$ per person 49.14 current US$ per person 37.26 current US$ per person Malawi
2010s 17.52 current US$ per person 66.48 current US$ per person 48.96 current US$ per person Malawi
2020s 19.76 current US$ per person 44.37 current US$ per person 24.6 current US$ per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Afghanistan or Malawi?
Malawi, at 42.63 current US$ per person against 21.12 current US$ per person in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Malawi?
21.51 current US$ per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 204th and Malawi ranks 201st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (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, 14,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (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.