Malawi vs United States of America: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Malawi
0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United States of America
0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi rank
167th
United States of America rank
165th

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

  • Malawi
  • United States of America
0.050.10.150.2196019922025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 167th and United States of America ranks 165th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1482 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
1990s 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0723 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.1215 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0721 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0493 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2010s 0.1186 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0856 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0723 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 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$), per unit of gdp, Malawi or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Malawi and United States of America?
0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States of America?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Malawi and United States of America rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 167th and United States of America ranks 165th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.