Export volume index in Malawi
Malawi: Export volume index was 73.9 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Export volume index in Malawi, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for export volume index in Malawi is 73.9 2015 = 100, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export volume index in Malawi peaked at 124 2015 = 100 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 73.6 2015 = 100, in 2005.
That places Malawi 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Export volume index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 73.6 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 89.6 2015 = 100 | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 106.8 2015 = 100 | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 93 2015 = 100 | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 111.2 2015 = 100 | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 98.9 2015 = 100 | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 116 2015 = 100 | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 106.6 2015 = 100 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 105 2015 = 100 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 124 2015 = 100 | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 95.4 2015 = 100 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 79.1 2015 = 100 | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 77.8 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 88.8 2015 = 100 | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 77.5 2015 = 100 | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 95.5 2015 = 100 | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 79.4 2015 = 100 | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 79.5 2015 = 100 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 73.9 2015 = 100 | -7.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 73.9 2015 = 100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 110.1 2015 = 100, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 73.9 2015 = 100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.4 2015 = 100, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.84 2015 = 100 | 73.6 2015 = 100 | 111.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.16 2015 = 100 | 77.8 2015 = 100 | 124 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.16 2015 = 100 | 73.9 2015 = 100 | 95.5 2015 = 100 | 5 |
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 export volume index in Malawi?
- Export volume index in Malawi was 73.9 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export volume index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 124 2015 = 100 in 2014.
- What is the lowest export volume index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for export volume index?
- Malawi ranks 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is export volume index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year's trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights.