Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Malawi

Imports of goods and services in Malawi in 2025 — 4,289,095,538 US$. Ranked 121 in the world out of 138. Since 2017, the indicator has risen by 47%.

2025 4.29B US$ +23.84% vs 2024
World rank 121of 138
Period maximum 4.29B US$2025
Period minimum 2.92B US$2017

Trend over time

2017–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Malawi, 2017–20252.5B3B3.5B4B4.5B2017201820192020202120222023202420252017: 2,917,847,790 US$2018: 3,152,063,270 US$2019: 3,448,840,701 US$2020: 3,534,041,141 US$2021: 3,946,615,438 US$2022: 4,011,385,129 US$2023: 4,168,480,304 US$2024: 3,463,528,705 US$2025: 4,289,095,538 US$
Change over the period: +1.37B (+47%) Average annual rate: 4.93 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Malawi 4.29B US$
World 33.73T US$
Eastern Africa computed 152B US$
Low-income countries computed 159B US$
Imports of goods and services — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 4.29B +826M +23.84%
2024 3.46B −705M −16.91%
2023 4.17B +157M +3.92%
2022 4.01B +64.77M +1.64%
2021 3.95B +413M +11.67%
2020 3.53B +85.2M +2.47%
2019 3.45B +297M +9.42%
2018 3.15B +234M +8.03%
2017 2.92B

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.