Trade in Malawi
Malawi: Trade was 39.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Trade in Malawi, 2017–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in Malawi stood at 39.4%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Malawi peaked at 45.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2025.
Malawi ranks 171st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Trade in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 45.3% | — |
| 2018 | 43.6% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 44.6% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 41.9% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 39.4% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.4% | 43.6% | 45.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 39.4% | 44.6% | 6 |
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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)
- 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7658 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 514.23 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 509.13 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Malawi?
- Trade in Malawi was 39.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for trade?
- Malawi ranks 171st out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.