Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. β² Rising
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malawi is 0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.3531 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1276 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
That places Malawi 143rd out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1864 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1812 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2625 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3531 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 140 Sierra Leone 0.2536 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 Ecuador 0.2505 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 142 Canada 0.2489 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 United Kingdom 0.237 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 France 0.2336 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 Dominican Republic 0.2335 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$), per unit of GDP 0.0635 current US$ 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 unit of gdp in Malawi?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3531 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1276 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 143rd out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 46 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) Γ· GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.