Exports (% of GDP) — all countries

Exports (% of GDP) — Malawi

Exports (% of GDP) in Malawi in 2025 — 10.65%. Ranked 133 in the world out of 138. Since 2017, the indicator has fallen by 2.03 pp.

2025 10.65% −0.64 pp vs 2024
World rank 133of 138
Period maximum 12.99%2019
Period minimum 10.65%2025

Trend over time

2017–2025 · % of GDP

Exports (% of GDP) — Malawi, 2017–2025101112132017201820192020202120222023202420252017: 12.68%2018: 11.67%2019: 12.99%2020: 11%2021: 12.71%2022: 11.34%2023: 11.25%2024: 11.29%2025: 10.65%
Change over the period: −2.03 pp Annual average: -0.25 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 10.65%
World 29.48%
Eastern Africa computed 20.67%
Low-income countries computed 21.24%
Exports (% of GDP) — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.65 −0.64 pp
2024 11.29 +0.04 pp
2023 11.25 −0.1 pp
2022 11.34 −1.37 pp
2021 12.71 +1.71 pp
2020 11 −1.98 pp
2019 12.99 +1.32 pp
2018 11.67 −1 pp
2017 12.68

About the indicator

Exports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy is oriented toward external markets. In small open economies and transit hubs the indicator can exceed 100% of GDP: exports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so re-exports and assembly production inflate the figure.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.