Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Malawi
Malawi: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 27.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Computer, communications and other services in Malawi, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 27.9% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Malawi peaked at 58.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1977.
Malawi ranks 126th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 7.5% | +6638551461468670.0% |
| 1979 | 9.2% | +21.8% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | -42.2% |
| 1981 | 6.0% | +13.2% |
| 1982 | 6.9% | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 8.2% | +19.5% |
| 1984 | 5.5% | -32.9% |
| 1985 | 4.5% | -18.0% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | +64.4% |
| 1987 | 5.1% | -31.5% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | -24.6% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | -20.2% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | +20.2% |
| 1991 | 6.7% | +81.2% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | -51.8% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -21.7% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +197.2% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | +99.6% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | +25.7% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +83.4% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | +48.6% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 58.7% | +62.7% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | -38.9% |
| 2023 | 32.8% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | -14.4% |
| 2025 | 27.9% | -0.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 27.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.3%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 27.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.0%, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +6638551461468670.0% | 0.0% | 7.5% |
| 1994 | +197.2% | 2.5% | 7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | 0.0% | 9.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 3.1% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 2.5% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 14.7% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 20.3% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 27.9% | 58.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More private sector data for Malawi
- Merchandise trade 30.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 93.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 947.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 483.71 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 42.63 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Malawi?
- Computer, communications and other services in Malawi was 27.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1977.
- How does Malawi rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Malawi ranks 126th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.