Eritrea vs Malawi: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Eritrea
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 30.9% against 29.4% in Eritrea, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 176th and Malawi ranks 173rd of 204 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.0% | 39.0% | 47.0% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 32.9% | 18.1% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 39.3% | 15.1% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 30.3% | 1.8% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Eritrea or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 30.9% against 29.4% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Eritrea and Malawi?
- 1.5%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Malawi rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Eritrea ranks 176th and Malawi ranks 173rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.