Malawi vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

Malawi
33.0%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
3.2%
in 2023
Malawi rank
43rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
45th

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

  • Malawi
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 33.0% against 3.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 29.8%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 10.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 43rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 45th of 203 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 43.8% 5.5% 38.4% Malawi
1970s 41.4% 4.8% 36.6% Malawi
1980s 48.8% 2.7% 46.1% Malawi
1990s 57.7% 3.2% 54.5% Malawi
2000s 58.7% 4.5% 54.2% Malawi
2010s 34.5% 3.8% 30.7% Malawi
2020s 28.9% 3.2% 25.7% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, Malawi or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Malawi, at 33.0% against 3.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
29.8%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
Malawi ranks 43rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 45th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 within 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
249 places, 13,090 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.