Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP was 4.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Malawi, 1991–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Malawi stood at 4.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Malawi peaked at 4.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
Malawi ranks 106th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +467.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +424.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -49.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +2116.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -95.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +83.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +69.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +96.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +148.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -64.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +122.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +37.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -31.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +40.9% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +55.1% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +39.9% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +47.1% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +32.7% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -53.5% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +94.3% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.9% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.1% | 4.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Malawi?
- Value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Malawi was 4.1% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Malawi rank for value of imports from china as a share of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 106th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imports from china as a share of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of goods imported from China, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).