Malawi vs Zambia: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Malawi
15,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
15,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
172nd
Zambia rank
174th

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 15,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 340 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 172nd and Zambia ranks 174th of 198 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 2,478 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,659 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 819.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 3,168 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,478 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,690 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 5,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,516 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,010 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 7,654 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,967 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,686 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 14,220 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,594 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,627 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 15,385 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,859 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 526.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Malawi or Zambia?
Malawi, at 15,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Malawi and Zambia?
340 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for exports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 172nd and Zambia ranks 174th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
243 places, 9,275 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (BoP, 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.