Malawi vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Malawi
0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.237 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi rank
143rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
144th

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

  • Malawi
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.237 current US$ per US$ of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 143rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 144th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1864 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2081 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1959 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.2075 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2076 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.2749 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.2295 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Malawi or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Malawi, at 0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.237 current US$ per US$ of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Malawi and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Malawi and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 143rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 144th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.