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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Malawi was 10.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 16.90 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1964	1.21
1967	0.76
1971	1.44
1972	0.85
1973	0.30
1974	0.02
1975	0.01
1976	0.00
1977	0.01
1988	0.00
1991	0.01
1992	0.14
1993	0.00
1994	0.00
1995	0.57
1996	0.47
1997	0.52
1998	0.02
1999	0.03
2000	1.09
2001	2.13
2002	6.51
2003	4.29
2004	3.64
2005	3.64
2006	6.48
2007	8.83
2008	5.98
2009	5.07
2010	6.18
2011	6.47
2012	8.44
2013	8.37
2014	7.29
2015	13.83
2016	15.93
2017	14.22
2018	16.90
2019	14.47
2020	10.63

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Malawi was 2,820,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,941,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 40,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	40,000,000
1961	40,000,000
1962	40,000,000
1963	40,000,000
1964	57,000,000
1965	76,000,000
1966	70,000,000
1967	70,000,000
1968	74,000,000
1969	86,000,000
1970	109,000,000
1971	108,000,000
1972	129,000,000
1973	140,000,000
1974	188,000,000
1975	253,000,000
1976	206,000,000
1977	235,000,000
1978	338,000,000
1979	399,000,000
1980	439,000,000
1981	359,000,000
1982	304,000,000
1983	311,000,000
1984	271,000,000
1985	285,000,000
1986	260,000,000
1987	295,000,000
1988	406,000,000
1989	503,000,000
1990	575,000,000
1991	703,000,000
1992	735,000,000
1993	546,000,000
1994	497,000,000
1995	475,000,000
1996	624,000,000
1997	781,000,000
1998	515,000,000
1999	673,000,000
2000	532,000,000
2001	563,000,000
2002	695,000,000
2003	786,000,000
2004	933,000,000
2005	1,165,000,000
2006	1,207,000,000
2007	1,378,000,000
2008	2,204,000,000
2009	2,022,000,000
2010	2,173,000,000
2011	2,428,000,000
2012	2,360,000,000
2013	2,845,000,000
2014	2,778,000,000
2015	2,312,000,000
2016	2,210,000,000
2017	2,547,000,000
2018	2,706,000,000
2019	2,941,000,000
2020	2,820,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Malawi was 33.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 60.73 in 1986, while its lowest value was 25.50 in 2005.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	40.53
1965	50.17
1966	45.56
1967	47.14
1968	47.94
1969	45.31
1970	44.05
1971	58.75
1972	56.08
1973	50.57
1974	47.63
1975	52.56
1976	55.46
1977	52.19
1978	52.74
1979	47.42
1980	49.39
1981	48.99
1982	45.78
1983	43.12
1984	40.77
1985	50.90
1986	60.73
1987	37.03
1988	49.71
1989	41.48
1990	49.41
1991	47.95
1992	45.25
1993	33.44
1994	31.17
1995	44.65
1996	29.67
1997	27.50
1998	27.75
1999	25.58
2000	34.73
2001	28.55
2002	32.62
2003	28.56
2004	26.46
2005	25.50
2006	28.63
2007	30.97
2008	27.64
2009	26.47
2010	32.39
2011	33.03
2012	34.71
2013	33.77
2014	31.87
2015	37.70
2016	36.22
2017	39.19
2018	39.81
2019	39.46
2020	33.55

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Malawi was 35.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 35.91 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.52 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1964	6.07
1965	5.12
1966	1.57
1967	4.83
1968	1.14
1969	2.14
1970	2.38
1971	9.78
1972	8.13
1973	7.46
1974	5.67
1975	3.28
1976	2.26
1977	2.38
1978	2.19
1979	2.76
1980	2.21
1981	2.42
1982	1.95
1983	1.78
1984	0.91
1985	1.17
1986	0.82
1988	0.52
1989	1.17
1990	1.71
1991	1.41
1992	2.05
1993	3.07
1994	4.60
1995	9.89
1996	4.04
1997	5.11
1998	3.85
1999	6.34
2000	10.33
2001	12.16
2002	7.49
2003	11.09
2004	13.23
2005	10.28
2006	8.69
2007	12.53
2008	11.40
2009	14.45
2010	22.52
2011	25.50
2012	23.67
2013	22.17
2014	26.92
2015	29.62
2016	30.46
2017	32.37
2018	31.06
2019	33.79
2020	35.91

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Malawi was 22.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 22.98 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.06 in 1975.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1964	0.24
1971	0.24
1972	0.26
1973	0.19
1974	0.32
1975	0.06
1976	0.07
1977	0.17
1978	0.17
1979	0.24
1980	0.19
1981	0.21
1982	0.21
1983	0.22
1984	0.07
1988	0.06
1989	0.19
1990	0.91
1991	0.16
1992	0.28
1993	0.63
1994	1.61
1995	5.09
1996	0.60
1997	0.63
1998	1.09
1999	1.32
2000	3.96
2001	4.19
2002	2.34
2003	3.93
2004	3.97
2005	4.10
2006	3.77
2007	4.60
2008	4.87
2009	7.67
2010	11.42
2011	11.01
2012	12.82
2013	11.57
2014	12.39
2015	16.36
2016	14.29
2017	17.63
2018	17.93
2019	22.07
2020	22.98

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Malawi was 1.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 1.69 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1971	0.00
1972	0.00
1995	0.04
1996	0.08
1997	0.04
1999	0.03
2000	0.30
2001	0.09
2002	0.17
2003	0.26
2004	0.68
2005	0.81
2006	0.37
2007	0.37
2008	0.53
2009	0.33
2010	1.15
2011	0.66
2012	1.01
2013	1.59
2014	1.47
2015	1.69
2016	1.48
2017	0.94
2018	1.58
2019	1.04
2020	1.23

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Malawi was 0.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 2.05 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1973.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1971	0.02
1972	0.02
1973	0.02
1991	0.16
1992	0.17
1993	0.10
1994	0.22
1995	0.78
1996	0.03
1997	1.36
1998	0.07
1999	0.88
2000	0.56
2001	1.87
2002	0.65
2003	1.51
2004	2.05
2005	0.41
2006	0.22
2007	0.85
2008	0.48
2009	0.28
2010	1.35
2011	1.57
2012	0.61
2013	0.57
2014	0.54
2015	0.45
2016	1.75
2017	1.25
2018	0.57
2019	0.63
2020	0.94

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Malawi was 0.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 6.95 in 1971, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1964	3.16
1965	2.55
1967	3.18
1971	6.95
1972	4.98
1973	4.34
1974	3.07
1975	0.66
1976	1.03
1977	0.52
1978	0.44
1979	0.80
1980	0.81
1981	0.87
1982	0.00
1990	0.00
1991	0.01
1992	0.14
1993	0.00
1994	0.00
1995	0.02
1996	0.27
1997	0.03
1998	0.01
1999	0.02
2000	0.08
2001	0.13
2002	0.25
2003	0.38
2004	0.16
2005	0.18
2006	0.14
2007	1.58
2008	0.58
2009	0.89
2010	0.74
2011	0.45
2012	0.72
2013	0.25
2014	0.34
2015	0.37
2016	1.01
2017	1.23
2018	1.21
2019	0.80
2020	0.74

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Malawi was 10.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 12.18 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.46 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	2.67
1965	2.57
1966	1.57
1967	1.65
1968	1.14
1969	2.14
1970	2.38
1971	2.55
1972	2.87
1973	2.92
1974	2.28
1975	2.55
1976	1.16
1977	1.69
1978	1.59
1979	1.71
1980	1.22
1981	1.34
1982	1.74
1983	1.56
1984	0.83
1985	1.17
1986	0.82
1988	0.46
1989	0.98
1990	0.81
1991	1.08
1992	1.46
1993	2.34
1994	2.77
1995	3.97
1996	3.05
1997	3.04
1998	2.67
1999	4.10
2000	5.43
2001	5.87
2002	4.08
2003	5.01
2004	6.37
2005	4.77
2006	4.20
2007	5.13
2008	4.95
2009	5.29
2010	7.87
2011	11.81
2012	8.52
2013	8.19
2014	12.18
2015	10.75
2016	11.92
2017	11.33
2018	9.77
2019	9.25
2020	10.02

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Malawi was 30.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 68.36 in 1998, while its lowest value was 26.55 in 2019.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	49.03
1965	43.98
1966	39.56
1967	32.78
1968	33.00
1969	35.62
1970	37.79
1971	30.78
1972	34.95
1973	40.65
1974	42.41
1975	39.70
1976	39.36
1977	42.52
1978	42.12
1979	46.16
1980	43.72
1981	42.34
1982	46.34
1983	49.45
1984	51.80
1985	47.33
1986	37.55
1987	42.64
1988	43.70
1989	51.55
1990	42.08
1991	43.47
1992	45.56
1993	52.13
1994	52.84
1995	45.08
1996	65.71
1997	67.36
1998	68.36
1999	68.03
2000	53.22
2001	57.40
2002	57.86
2003	58.45
2004	58.68
2005	62.97
2006	61.51
2007	55.61
2008	60.33
2009	58.72
2010	44.58
2011	40.90
2012	41.30
2013	43.69
2014	40.83
2015	32.35
2016	33.02
2017	28.30
2018	28.78
2019	26.55
2020	30.36

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Malawi was 0.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 20.33 in 1987, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1997.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	4.37
1965	0.73
1966	13.32
1967	15.25
1968	17.92
1969	16.92
1970	15.79
1971	0.69
1972	0.83
1973	1.32
1974	4.29
1975	4.47
1976	2.91
1977	2.91
1978	2.94
1979	3.67
1980	4.67
1981	6.25
1982	5.92
1983	5.66
1984	6.53
1985	0.60
1986	0.90
1987	20.33
1988	6.07
1989	5.80
1990	6.79
1991	7.17
1992	7.13
1993	11.36
1994	11.39
1995	0.38
1996	0.58
1997	0.03
1998	0.04
1999	0.04
2000	1.72
2001	1.89
2002	2.02
2003	1.90
2004	1.64
2005	1.25
2006	1.16
2007	0.88
2008	0.62
2009	0.36
2010	0.51
2011	0.57
2012	0.32
2013	0.36
2014	0.37
2015	0.34
2016	0.30
2017	0.15
2018	0.35
2019	0.20
2020	0.18

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Malawi was $2,339,743,000 as of 2020. Over the past 56 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,943,006,000 in 2019 and $45,320,000 in 1964.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	$45,320,000
1965	$60,300,000
1966	$84,260,000
1967	$86,570,000
1968	$77,330,000
1969	$81,147,000
1970	$94,205,000
1971	$109,042,000
1972	$129,667,000
1973	$143,160,000
1974	$187,877,000
1975	$250,012,000
1976	$205,734,000
1977	$234,854,000
1978	$338,768,000
1979	$399,220,000
1980	$438,790,000
1981	$347,868,000
1982	$290,832,000
1983	$312,375,000
1984	$270,566,000
1985	$281,206,000
1986	$246,861,000
1987	$298,000,000
1988	$459,805,500
1989	$560,456,800
1990	$626,613,200
1991	$617,872,500
1992	$724,332,000
1993	$510,097,100
1994	$587,675,600
1995	$500,431,000
1996	$570,133,700
1997	$611,242,900
1998	$556,178,800
1999	$628,429,900
2000	$539,658,900
2001	$569,246,600
2002	$703,306,900
2003	$791,607,500
2004	$936,599,900
2005	$1,172,538,000
2006	$1,213,765,000
2007	$1,386,665,000
2008	$2,212,124,000
2009	$2,025,847,000
2010	$2,177,308,000
2011	$2,432,115,000
2012	$2,333,339,000
2013	$2,848,867,000
2014	$2,778,455,000
2015	$2,313,337,000
2016	$2,211,331,000
2017	$2,548,925,000
2018	$2,708,437,000
2019	$2,943,006,000
2020	$2,339,743,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Malawi was 30.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 68.36 in 1998, while its lowest value was 26.55 in 2019.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	49.03
1965	43.98
1966	39.56
1967	32.78
1968	33.00
1969	35.62
1970	37.79
1971	30.78
1972	34.95
1973	40.65
1974	42.41
1975	39.70
1976	39.36
1977	42.52
1978	42.12
1979	46.16
1980	43.72
1981	42.34
1982	46.34
1983	49.45
1984	51.80
1985	47.33
1986	37.55
1987	42.64
1988	43.70
1989	51.55
1990	42.08
1991	43.47
1992	45.56
1993	52.13
1994	52.84
1995	45.08
1996	65.71
1997	67.36
1998	68.36
1999	68.03
2000	53.22
2001	57.40
2002	57.86
2003	58.45
2004	58.68
2005	62.97
2006	61.51
2007	55.61
2008	60.33
2009	58.72
2010	44.58
2011	40.90
2012	41.30
2013	43.69
2014	40.83
2015	32.35
2016	33.02
2017	28.30
2018	28.78
2019	26.55
2020	30.36

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports