Malawi vs Somalia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Malawi
164.79 current US$ per person
in 2025
Somalia
199.95 current US$ per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
195th
Somalia rank
192nd
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 199.95 current US$ per person against 164.79 current US$ per person in Malawi, a difference of 35.16 current US$ per person.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Somalia ahead.
Malawi ranks 195th and Somalia ranks 192nd of 206 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.82 current US$ per person | 56.08 current US$ per person | 1.26 current US$ per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 59.58 current US$ per person | 37.35 current US$ per person | 22.23 current US$ per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 87.58 current US$ per person | 38.64 current US$ per person | 48.94 current US$ per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 151.94 current US$ per person | 148.09 current US$ per person | 3.85 current US$ per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 139.03 current US$ per person | 215.73 current US$ per person | 76.69 current US$ per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Malawi or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 199.95 current US$ per person against 164.79 current US$ per person in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Malawi and Somalia?
- 35.16 current US$ per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 195th and Somalia ranks 192nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (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.