Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malawi is 0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 24.9% on the previous year and up 206.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Malawi 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0158 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 1996 | 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.3% |
| 2020 | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 146 New Caledonia 0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 United States 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Nepal 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Iraq 0.0361 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 151 Chile 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 152 Mexico 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malawi?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.