Egypt vs Malawi: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Egypt
24.2%
in 2024
Malawi
24.0%
in 2024
Egypt rank
134th
Malawi rank
136th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Malawi
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 24.2% against 24.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Egypt ranks 134th and Malawi ranks 136th of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.4% | 16.6% | 4.8% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 21.4% | 3.7% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 20.7% | 3.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 27.8% | 3.9% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 21.9% | 3.5% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Egypt or Malawi?
- Egypt, at 24.2% against 24.0% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Egypt and Malawi?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malawi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Malawi rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 134th and Malawi ranks 136th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).