Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Malawi
Malawi: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 46.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Malawi, 1964–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Malawi stood at 46.1%.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Malawi peaked at 86.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 2021.
Malawi ranks 150th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 65.5% | — |
| 1966 | 82.7% | +26.2% |
| 1967 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 84.1% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 76.1% | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 78.6% | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 69.9% | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 71.1% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 70.8% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 74.5% | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 78.8% | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 84.6% | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 83.4% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 85.5% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 86.7% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 83.8% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 79.1% | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 81.3% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 72.5% | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 78.4% | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 80.6% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 79.5% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 78.7% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 76.8% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 81.1% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 81.8% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 82.8% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 82.2% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 77.7% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 75.5% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 78.7% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 66.8% | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 68.8% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 69.6% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 73.5% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 66.0% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 58.7% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 58.4% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 52.7% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 58.7% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 44.6% | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +2.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 46.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.1%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 46.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.2% | 65.5% | 84.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 78.4% | 69.9% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.2% | 72.5% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.7% | 66.8% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 52.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 45.3% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 44.6% | 55.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 147 Montenegro 47.3% compare
- 148 United Arab Emirates 46.8% compare
- 149 Comoros 46.7% compare
- 151 Australia 45.9% compare
- 152 New Caledonia 45.9% compare
- 153 Uganda 45.5% 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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Malawi?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Malawi was 46.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 1979.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Malawi ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.