Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio

Malawi
69.1%
in 2011
Sierra Leone
71.0%
in 2011
Malawi rank
32nd
Sierra Leone rank
31st

Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
20406080100196019852011

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 71.0% against 69.1% in Malawi, a difference of 1.9%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Malawi ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 57.4% 56.6% 0.7% Malawi
1970s 65.3% 52.6% 12.7% Malawi
1980s 54.0% 42.0% 12.1% Malawi
1990s 64.5% 49.3% 15.2% Malawi
2000s 67.4% 43.7% 23.6% Malawi
2010s 71.7% 61.6% 10.1% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 71.0% against 69.1% in Malawi as of 2011.
What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
1.9%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
48 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
Malawi ranks 32nd and Sierra Leone ranks 31st 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

Indicator
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,599 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

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.