Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Malawi
0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.2536 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi rank
143rd
Sierra Leone rank
140th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2536 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 143rd and Sierra Leone ranks 140th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1864 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1757 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.2075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1386 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0689 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.2749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.2295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2826 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0531 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.2536 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 143rd and Sierra Leone ranks 140th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.