Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Malawi
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 32.2% against 30.9% in Malawi, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Malawi ranks 173rd and Sri Lanka ranks 171st of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.5% | 57.4% | 24.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 38.5% | 65.0% | 26.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 61.1% | 28.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 37.2% | 2.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 34.8% | 4.5% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 32.2% against 30.9% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 1.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Malawi ranks 173rd and Sri Lanka ranks 171st 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.