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
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
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.