Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Burkina Faso
30.6%
in 2023
Malawi
30.1%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
60th
Malawi rank
61st

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 30.6% against 30.1% in Malawi, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 60th and Malawi ranks 61st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 1.6% 3.4% 1.8% Malawi
1970s 2.4% 4.8% 2.4% Malawi
1980s 5.7% 1.5% 4.1% Burkina Faso
1990s 8.0% 4.3% 3.7% Burkina Faso
2000s 17.0% 11.3% 5.7% Burkina Faso
2010s 25.9% 29.5% 3.6% Malawi
2020s 28.4% 32.2% 3.8% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
Burkina Faso, at 30.6% against 30.1% in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
0.5%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Burkina Faso ranks 60th and Malawi ranks 61st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.