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

Malawi
33,291 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
34,814 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
154th
Vanuatu rank
152nd

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

  • Malawi
  • Vanuatu
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196419932023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 34,814 current US$ per square kilometre against 33,291 current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 1,523 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Malawi ranks 154th and Vanuatu ranks 152nd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 672.63 current US$ per square kilometre 683.81 current US$ per square kilometre 11.18 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
1970s 1,549 current US$ per square kilometre 2,240 current US$ per square kilometre 691.65 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
1980s 3,487 current US$ per square kilometre 6,605 current US$ per square kilometre 3,118 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
1990s 6,007 current US$ per square kilometre 13,772 current US$ per square kilometre 7,765 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2000s 12,184 current US$ per square kilometre 16,175 current US$ per square kilometre 3,991 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2010s 27,432 current US$ per square kilometre 29,019 current US$ per square kilometre 1,588 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2020s 28,238 current US$ per square kilometre 28,529 current US$ per square kilometre 291.15 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Malawi or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 34,814 current US$ per square kilometre against 33,291 current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Malawi and Vanuatu?
1,523 current US$ per square kilometre, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Vanuatu?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Vanuatu rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Malawi ranks 154th and Vanuatu ranks 152nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.