Ethiopia vs Malawi: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Ethiopia
132.49 current US$ per person
in 2023
Malawi
148.72 current US$ per person
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
196th
Malawi rank
194th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 148.72 current US$ per person against 132.49 current US$ per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 16.23 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Malawi ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 196th and Malawi ranks 194th of 206 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 5.56 current US$ per person 14.87 current US$ per person 9.31 current US$ per person Malawi
1970s 8.97 current US$ per person 37.24 current US$ per person 28.27 current US$ per person Malawi
1980s 17.52 current US$ per person 43.66 current US$ per person 26.14 current US$ per person Malawi
1990s 16.17 current US$ per person 55.11 current US$ per person 38.94 current US$ per person Malawi
2000s 42.14 current US$ per person 87.54 current US$ per person 45.4 current US$ per person Malawi
2010s 128 current US$ per person 153.55 current US$ per person 25.55 current US$ per person Malawi
2020s 127 current US$ per person 131.27 current US$ per person 4.27 current US$ per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 148.72 current US$ per person against 132.49 current US$ per person in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Ethiopia and Malawi?
16.23 current US$ per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 196th and Malawi ranks 194th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.