Malawi vs Zambia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 36.7% against 29.5% in Zambia, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 20th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.2% | 7.0% | 14.2% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 20.9% | 3.2% | 17.7% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 19.7% | 6.3% | 13.4% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 16.9% | 2.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 32.0% | 3.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 23.7% | 3.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 23.7% | 10.4% | 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, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 36.7% against 29.5% in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in between Malawi and Zambia?
- 7.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Malawi ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 20th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.