Ecuador vs Malawi: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Ecuador
0.2505 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi
0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ecuador rank
141st
Malawi rank
143rd

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Ecuador
  • Malawi
0.10.20.30.4196019922025

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.2505 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Ecuador ranks 141st and Malawi ranks 143rd of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1168 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1864 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0696 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
1990s 0.1556 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.2491 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2075 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0416 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ecuador
2010s 0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2749 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.2426 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2295 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Ecuador or Malawi?
Ecuador, at 0.2505 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Ecuador and Malawi?
0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malawi?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Malawi rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ecuador ranks 141st and Malawi ranks 143rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.