Kenya vs Malawi: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Kenya
75.1%
in 2011
Malawi
69.1%
in 2011
Kenya rank
29th
Malawi rank
32nd
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 75.1% against 69.1% in Malawi, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.4% | 57.7% | 3.7% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 63.0% | 65.3% | 2.3% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 56.3% | 54.0% | 2.2% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 59.0% | 64.5% | 5.6% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 67.4% | 7.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 71.7% | 0.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Kenya or Malawi?
- Kenya, at 75.1% against 69.1% in Malawi as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Kenya and Malawi?
- 6.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Kenya ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise trade to GDP ratio (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current US dollars and from the national accounts.