How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malawi?

35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Malawi: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Gabon

0.3511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2015

Malawi

0.3462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Gabon rank

127th

Malawi rank

130th

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

Gabon
Malawi

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.3511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 127th and Malawi ranks 130th of 199 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.4638 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2629 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Gabon
1990s	0.3669 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2643 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Gabon
2000s	0.2875 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0589 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Gabon
2010s	0.3522 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2971 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Gabon or Malawi?: Gabon, at 0.3511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3462 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2015.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Gabon and Malawi?: 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malawi?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Gabon and Malawi rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Gabon ranks 127th and Malawi ranks 130th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gabon vs Malawi: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/imports-of-goods-and-services-bop-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/gabon/malawi/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/imports-of-goods-and-services-bop-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/gabon/malawi/">Gabon vs Malawi: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.