Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Malawi
Malawi: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 36.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Malawi, 1964–2023
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 within region in Malawi is 36.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Malawi peaked at 38.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1979.
That places Malawi 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 33.0% | — |
| 1966 | 17.3% | -47.6% |
| 1967 | 16.0% | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 23.9% | +49.9% |
| 1970 | 21.4% | -10.6% |
| 1971 | 29.3% | +37.3% |
| 1972 | 28.1% | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 26.6% | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 25.4% | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 21.1% | -17.0% |
| 1976 | 15.3% | -27.4% |
| 1977 | 16.1% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 13.8% | -14.2% |
| 1979 | 11.5% | -16.4% |
| 1980 | 15.2% | +32.1% |
| 1981 | 19.6% | +28.4% |
| 1982 | 17.1% | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 26.4% | +54.3% |
| 1984 | 20.3% | -23.2% |
| 1985 | 19.1% | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 19.7% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 19.6% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 22.0% | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 17.8% | -19.1% |
| 1990 | 16.6% | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 11.9% | -28.4% |
| 1992 | 14.5% | +21.7% |
| 1993 | 19.4% | +34.2% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | -17.8% |
| 1996 | 27.3% | +64.4% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | -20.9% |
| 1998 | 21.9% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 24.4% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | -37.1% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +51.3% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | -37.6% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | +31.9% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -32.3% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 36.7% | -4.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 36.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.5%, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 36.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.2% | 15.9% | 33.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 20.9% | 11.5% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.7% | 15.2% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 11.9% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 21.8% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 20.5% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 27.6% | 38.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 41 New Zealand 37.7% compare
- 42 Brunei Darussalam 37.0% compare
- 43 Uganda 36.9% compare
- 45 Fiji 36.6% compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 36.4% compare
- 47 Tanzania, United Republic of 36.2% 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 within region in Malawi?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Malawi was 36.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1979.
- How does Malawi rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 within region (% 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 within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.