Botswana vs Malawi: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Botswana
10,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
10,816 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
173rd
Malawi rank
171st

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Malawi
05.0k10.0k15.0k197519992023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 10,816 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 656 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malawi ahead.

Botswana ranks 173rd and Malawi ranks 171st of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 504.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,145 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,641 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 1,620 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,848 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 3,692 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,673 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 981.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 6,407 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 617.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 11,429 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 12,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,196 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 11,407 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,697 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 709.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Botswana or Malawi?
Malawi, at 10,816 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Botswana and Malawi?
656 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for goods exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 173rd and Malawi ranks 171st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods exports (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
243 places, 9,219 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Goods exports (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.