Ethiopia vs Malawi: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita

Ethiopia
148.66 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Malawi
139.53 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
194th
Malawi rank
195th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 148.66 BoP, current US$ per person against 139.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Malawi, a difference of 9.13 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malawi ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 194th and Malawi ranks 195th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 13.59 BoP, current US$ per person 43.56 BoP, current US$ per person 29.97 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
1980s 20.06 BoP, current US$ per person 28.63 BoP, current US$ per person 8.57 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
1990s 17.24 BoP, current US$ per person 46.46 BoP, current US$ per person 29.22 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
2000s 44.44 BoP, current US$ per person 81.42 BoP, current US$ per person 36.98 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
2010s 117.33 BoP, current US$ per person 149.43 BoP, current US$ per person 32.1 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
2020s 123.48 BoP, current US$ per person 144.37 BoP, current US$ per person 20.89 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Ethiopia, at 148.66 BoP, current US$ per person against 139.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita between Ethiopia and Malawi?
9.13 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 194th and Malawi ranks 195th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.