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

Malawi
0.2349 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Uganda
0.2358 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Malawi rank
146th
Uganda rank
145th

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

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.2358 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2349 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 146th and Uganda ranks 145th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1775 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1167 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0608 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
1990s 0.2137 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1355 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0782 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2173 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP Uganda
2010s 0.2779 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1905 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.2132 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2186 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Malawi or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.2358 current US$ 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$), per unit between Malawi and Uganda?
0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Malawi ranks 146th and Uganda ranks 145th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.