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

Afghanistan
0.2379 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Malawi
0.2349 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
143rd
Malawi rank
146th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.2379 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2349 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 146th of 202 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3252 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1178 current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.3085 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.3067 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2132 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0935 current US$ per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Afghanistan or Malawi?
Afghanistan, at 0.2379 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2349 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Afghanistan and Malawi?
0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Afghanistan ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 146th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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 imports by the reporting economy (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
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.