Ethiopia vs Malawi: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita

Ethiopia
190.35 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Malawi
180.84 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
193rd
Malawi rank
194th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 190.35 BoP, current US$ per person against 180.84 BoP, current US$ per person in Malawi, a difference of 9.51 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 193rd and Malawi ranks 194th 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 18.19 BoP, current US$ per person 64.75 BoP, current US$ per person 46.55 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
1980s 26.59 BoP, current US$ per person 49.33 BoP, current US$ per person 22.74 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
1990s 23.67 BoP, current US$ per person 68.75 BoP, current US$ per person 45.08 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
2000s 59.35 BoP, current US$ per person 95.17 BoP, current US$ per person 35.82 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
2010s 160.57 BoP, current US$ per person 166.91 BoP, current US$ per person 6.34 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi
2020s 175.35 BoP, current US$ per person 183.46 BoP, current US$ per person 8.11 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Ethiopia, at 190.35 BoP, current US$ per person against 180.84 BoP, current US$ per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita between Ethiopia and Malawi?
9.51 BoP, current US$ 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 imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 193rd and Malawi ranks 194th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (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, 9,802 data points, 1960–2025
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Imports of goods and services (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.