Binding coverage, primary products in Malawi
Malawi: Binding coverage, primary products was 68.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Binding coverage, primary products in Malawi, 1996–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 68.8% for binding coverage, primary products in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, binding coverage, primary products in Malawi peaked at 68.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 2003.
That places Malawi 49th out of 158 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Binding coverage, primary products in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 65.5% | — |
| 1997 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 66.2% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 66.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.5% | 65.5% | 65.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 65.5% | 66.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 65.8% | 68.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 68.8% | 68.8% | 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, primary products in Malawi?
- Binding coverage, primary products in Malawi was 68.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest binding coverage, primary products recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest binding coverage, primary products recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 2003.
- How does Malawi rank for binding coverage, primary products?
- Malawi ranks 49th out of 158 countries with data for 2021.
- Is binding coverage, primary products rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Binding coverage, primary 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).