Malawi vs Zambia: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Malawi
0.0791 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.0787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi rank
125th
Zambia rank
126th

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0791 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.

Malawi ranks 125th and Zambia ranks 126th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0849 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.0801 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0917 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0666 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0589 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.0659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0649 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Malawi or Zambia?
Malawi, at 0.0791 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Zambia?
0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 125th and Zambia ranks 126th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service imports (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, 9,715 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Service imports (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.