Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre was 10,337 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Malawi, 1977–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 10,337 current US$ per square kilometre for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 342.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 10,337 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,246 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1977.
Malawi ranks 150th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1,246 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 1,266 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1,413 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 1,894 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1981 | 1,557 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1982 | 1,304 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 1,355 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1,502 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 1,520 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1,384 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 1,523 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 2,099 current US$ per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1989 | 2,453 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 2,847 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 3,781 current US$ per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 1992 | 3,594 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 2,758 current US$ per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1994 | 1,567 current US$ per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 1995 | 1,606 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1,970 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1997 | 2,325 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 1,714 current US$ per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 1999 | 1,959 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 1,773 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 1,818 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2,354 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2003 | 1,437 current US$ per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 2004 | 1,433 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,489 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,505 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,491 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,722 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 2,105 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 2,170 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 2,383 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 2,149 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 2,338 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 2,605 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 2,825 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 2,398 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 3,601 current US$ per square kilometre | +50.2% |
| 2018 | 3,933 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 4,691 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 6,055 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2021 | 6,111 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 9,908 current US$ per square kilometre | +62.1% |
| 2023 | 10,337 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,308 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,246 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,413 current US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | 1,659 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,304 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,453 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,412 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,567 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,781 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,713 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,433 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,354 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,909 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,149 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,691 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,103 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,055 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,337 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 147 Pakistan 12,140 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 148 Peru 10,554 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 149 Brazil 10,401 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 151 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 10,281 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 152 Kenya 9,177 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 153 Nicaragua 9,174 current US$ per square kilometre 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$), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Malawi was 10,337 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 10,337 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,246 current US$ per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Malawi rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 150th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 342.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.