Japan vs Malawi: Trade in services

Japan
11.6%
in 2025
Malawi
12.4%
in 2024
Japan rank
154th
Malawi rank
151st

Trade in services over time

  • Japan
  • Malawi
2.557.51012.515198020022025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 12.4% against 11.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malawi ahead.

Japan ranks 154th and Malawi ranks 151st of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 4.0% 7.5% 3.4% Malawi
2000s 4.9% 4.9% 0.0% Malawi
2010s 6.6% 4.7% 1.9% Japan
2020s 8.9% 10.3% 1.4% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trade in services, Japan or Malawi?
Malawi, at 12.4% against 11.6% in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in trade in services between Japan and Malawi?
0.8%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for trade in services?
Japan ranks 154th and Malawi ranks 151st 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

Indicator
Trade in services (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.