Ethiopia vs Malawi: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Ethiopia
0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi
0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
170th
Malawi rank
167th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 170th and Malawi ranks 167th of 203 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0448 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1482 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1034 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
1990s 0.0425 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1157 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1215 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2010s 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1186 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0361 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Malawi?
0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 170th and Malawi ranks 167th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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