Benin vs Malawi: Trade in services (% of GDP)
Trade in services (% of GDP) over time
- Benin
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 11.0% against 10.2% in Benin, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 160th and Malawi ranks 158th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.3% | 10.2% | 4.1% | Benin |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 9.6% | 6.1% | Benin |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 4.9% | 3.6% | Benin |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 4.7% | 4.4% | Benin |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 9.9% | 1.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Benin or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 11.0% against 10.2% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Benin and Malawi?
- 0.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for trade in services?
- Benin ranks 160th and Malawi ranks 158th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.