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

Malawi
16,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
15,488 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
175th
Zambia rank
177th

Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
05.0k10.0k15.0k197820002023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 16,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,488 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 539 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 175th and Zambia ranks 177th of 197 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 2,491 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,672 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 819.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 3,211 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,487 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,724 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 5,666 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,555 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,111 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 7,725 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,001 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,724 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 14,293 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,629 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 15,626 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,905 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 721.77 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, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Malawi or Zambia?
Malawi, at 16,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,488 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Malawi and Zambia?
539 BoP, current US$ 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, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Malawi ranks 175th and Zambia ranks 177th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 9,161 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Exports of goods, services and primary income (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.