Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Malawi
Malawi: Bound rate, simple mean, all products was 75.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Malawi, 1996–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bound rate, simple mean, all products in Malawi is 75.8%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, all products in Malawi peaked at 75.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 1996.
That places Malawi 22nd out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 73.1% | — |
| 1997 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 74.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 75.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 69.4%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 75.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.5%, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.1% | 73.1% | 73.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 73.4% | 74.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 74.5% | 75.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 75.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 19 Solomon Islands 79.1% compare
- 20 Barbados 78.9% compare
- 21 Saint Kitts and Nevis 76.5% compare
- 23 Uganda 73.2% compare
- 24 Burundi 69.4% compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 64.5% compare
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 bound rate, simple mean, all products in Malawi?
- Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Malawi was 75.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, all products recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, all products recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for bound rate, simple mean, all products?
- Malawi ranks 22nd out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable.