Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre was 33,316 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. β Volatile
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 33,316 current US$ per square kilometre for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 98.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 33,316 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 424.27 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Malawi 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 651.72 current US$ per square kilometre | 424.27 current US$ per square kilometre | 912.18 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,233 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,146 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,232 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,641 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,758 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,335 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,496 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,038 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,284 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,189 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,643 current US$ per square kilometre | 22,295 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,113 current US$ per square kilometre | 22,964 current US$ per square kilometre | 30,675 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,784 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,822 current US$ per square kilometre | 33,316 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 154 Vanuatu 38,802 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 155 Australia 37,364 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 156 Bhutan 34,426 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 158 Lao People's Democratic Republic 33,141 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 159 Syrian Arab Republic 32,680 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 160 Kenya 31,995 current US$ per square kilometre 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$), annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Malawi was 33,316 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 33,316 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 424.27 current US$ per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.