Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. βΌ Falling
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.1991 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Malawi ranks 167th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1991 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0808 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1781 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0813 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0847 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 164 Jamaica 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 United States 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 166 Montenegro 0.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 168 Kenya 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 169 Andorra 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 170 Ethiopia 0.06 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$), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 164.79 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malawi?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1991 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 167th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports (current US$) Γ· GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Merchandise exports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.