Malawi vs Maldives: Goods imports

Malawi
3.02 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Maldives
3.46 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Malawi rank
147th
Maldives rank
145th

Goods imports over time

  • Malawi
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 3.46 billion BoP, current US$ against 3.02 billion BoP, current US$ in Malawi, a difference of 437.58 million BoP, current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 147th and Maldives ranks 145th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 254.82 million BoP, current US$ 15.47 million BoP, current US$ 239.35 million BoP, current US$ Malawi
1980s 211.07 million BoP, current US$ 63.64 million BoP, current US$ 147.43 million BoP, current US$ Malawi
1990s 480.50 million BoP, current US$ 227.74 million BoP, current US$ 252.77 million BoP, current US$ Malawi
2000s 1.07 billion BoP, current US$ 751.84 million BoP, current US$ 318.27 million BoP, current US$ Malawi
2010s 2.51 billion BoP, current US$ 1.99 billion BoP, current US$ 517.44 million BoP, current US$ Malawi
2020s 2.97 billion BoP, current US$ 2.83 billion BoP, current US$ 135.11 million BoP, current US$ Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports, Malawi or Maldives?
Maldives, at 3.46 billion BoP, current US$ against 3.02 billion BoP, current US$ in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods imports between Malawi and Maldives?
437.58 million BoP, current US$, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Maldives?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Maldives rank globally for goods imports?
Malawi ranks 147th and Maldives ranks 145th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$). 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$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,762 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.