Merchandise trade to GDP ratio in Malawi
Malawi: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio was 69.1% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
69.1%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
32nd
of 53 countries
All-time high
91.4%
in 1994
All-time low
47.7%
in 1964
Years of data
52
1960–2011
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio in Malawi, 1960–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 69.1% for merchandise trade to gdp ratio in 2011.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade to gdp ratio in Malawi peaked at 91.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 1964.
Malawi ranks 32nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.5% | — |
| 1961 | 56.8% | -6.1% |
| 1962 | 56.4% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 59.4% | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 47.7% | -19.6% |
| 1965 | 52.7% | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 58.8% | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 59.0% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 63.0% | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 58.9% | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 61.2% | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 65.2% | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 67.0% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 75.0% | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 69.3% | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 64.6% | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 64.3% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 64.0% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 63.6% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 57.2% | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 51.3% | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 49.1% | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 54.8% | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 54.1% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 48.0% | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 53.3% | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 55.9% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 53.3% | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 57.2% | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 52.6% | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 65.7% | +24.9% |
| 1993 | 48.4% | -26.4% |
| 1994 | 91.4% | +89.0% |
| 1995 | 78.5% | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 54.7% | -30.3% |
| 1997 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 70.9% | +29.0% |
| 1999 | 71.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 60.9% | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 67.1% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 68.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 76.2% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 68.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 74.3% | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.7% | 47.7% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.3% | 58.9% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.0% | 48.0% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.5% | 48.4% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 55.0% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 69.1% | 74.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 29 Kenya 75.1% compare
- 30 Mozambique 74.5% compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 71.0% compare
- 33 Sao Tome and Principe 68.8% compare
- 34 Senegal 68.7% compare
- 35 Comoros 67.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 195,176 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 30.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 31.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.93 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 624.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 32.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,628 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 1.09 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade to gdp ratio in Malawi?
- Merchandise trade to gdp ratio in Malawi was 69.1% in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest merchandise trade to gdp ratio recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade to gdp ratio recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 1964.
- How does Malawi rank for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Malawi ranks 32nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is merchandise trade to gdp ratio rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Merchandise trade to GDP ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.