Malawi vs Pacific island small states: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia

Malawi
5.0%
in 2023
Pacific island small states
0.4%
in 2023
Malawi rank
44th
Pacific island small states rank
47th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia over time

  • Malawi
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 5.0% against 0.4% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 11.9 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 44th and Pacific island small states ranks 47th of 205 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4% 0.0% 0.3% Malawi
1980s 1.2% 0.1% 1.1% Malawi
1990s 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% Malawi
2000s 1.3% 0.7% 0.5% Malawi
2010s 2.6% 1.4% 1.2% Malawi
2020s 4.4% 0.9% 3.4% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia, Malawi or Pacific island small states?
Malawi, at 5.0% against 0.4% in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia between Malawi and Pacific island small states?
4.6%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pacific island small states?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Pacific island small states rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in south asia?
Malawi ranks 44th and Pacific island small states ranks 47th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 11,638 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.