Binding coverage, all products in Malawi
Malawi: Binding coverage, all products was 33.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Binding coverage, all products in Malawi, 1996–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, binding coverage, all products in Malawi stood at 33.9%.
The figure is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, binding coverage, all products in Malawi peaked at 34.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2008.
Malawi ranks 53rd of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Binding coverage, all products in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 34.2% | — |
| 1997 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 34.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 33.2% | 32.1% | 34.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 32.1% | 34.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More private sector data for Malawi
- Merchandise trade 30.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 947.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 42.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is binding coverage, all products in Malawi?
- Binding coverage, all products in Malawi was 33.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest binding coverage, all products recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest binding coverage, all products recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2008.
- How does Malawi rank for binding coverage, all products?
- Malawi ranks 53rd out of 158 countries with data for 2021.
- Is binding coverage, all products rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Binding coverage, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Binding coverage is the percentage of product lines with an agreed bound rate. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable.