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

France
0.2336 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi
0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
France rank
145th
Malawi rank
143rd

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

  • France
  • Malawi
0.10.20.30.4196019922025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2336 current US$ per US$ of GDP in France, a difference of 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

France ranks 145th and Malawi ranks 143rd of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1864 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP France
1990s 0.1866 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.2304 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2075 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP France
2010s 0.2398 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2749 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.2474 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2295 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, France or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2336 current US$ per US$ of GDP in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between France and Malawi?
0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malawi?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do France and Malawi rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
France ranks 145th and Malawi ranks 143rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.