Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Malawi
Malawi: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 0.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Malawi, 1972–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Malawi is 0.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 54.9% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Malawi peaked at 3.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1973.
Malawi ranks 126th of 203 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.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -94.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1986.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +58.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +3701.2% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -31.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -38.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -86.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +597.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +177.9% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -35.2% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -37.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -36.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +227.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +160.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -78.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +110.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -36.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -85.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +147.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +80.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +222.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -59.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +80.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -54.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 12.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 4.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +3701.2% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| 1991 | +1986.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1999 | +597.9% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 123 Guinea-Bissau 0.5% compare
- 124 Croatia 0.5% compare
- 125 Latvia 0.5% compare
- 127 Myanmar 0.4% compare
- 128 Brunei Darussalam 0.4% compare
- 129 Seychelles 0.4% 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 low- and middle-income economies in latin in Malawi?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Malawi was 0.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1973.
- How does Malawi rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Malawi ranks 126th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.