Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 37.0% against 35.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malawi ranks 176th and Sierra Leone ranks 179th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.3% | 89.5% | 37.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 54.4% | 75.4% | 21.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 62.0% | 12.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 72.5% | 34.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 47.5% | 17.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 43.8% | 7.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 37.7% | 1.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 37.0% against 35.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 1.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Malawi ranks 176th and Sierra Leone ranks 179th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.