Review how exports of goods and services have changed in Malawi and how strongly the economy depends on foreign demand.
Malawi’s exports represented 11.2% of GDP in 2023. Export value reached $1.59 billion in 2025, while real export growth was +3.0% in 2025.
The external balance on goods and services was -18.1% of GDP in 2025. Based on comparable data for 2025, Malawi recorded the 103rd-highest real export growth rate among 178 economies and ranked 176th of 192 by exports as a share of GDP.
Malawi Exports of Goods and Services by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Exports of goods and services, current US$ (NE.EXP.GNFS.CD); Exports of goods and services, % of GDP (NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS); Exports of goods and services, annual % growth (NE.EXP.GNFS.KD.ZG); Exports of goods and services, constant 2015 US$ (NE.EXP.GNFS.KD); External balance on goods and services, % of GDP (NE.RSB.GNFS.ZS); Imports of goods and services, current US$ (NE.IMP.GNFS.CD).
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About the Indicators
Exports of goods and services, current US$. The total value of goods and services a country sells abroad, converted to current U.S. dollars.
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP. Export value expressed as a share of gross domestic product, a measure of how export-dependent an economy is.
Exports of goods and services, annual % growth. The annual growth rate of exports measured in constant prices, isolating volume growth from price and currency effects.
Exports of goods and services, constant 2015 US$. Export value measured in constant 2015 prices, used to track real changes in export volume over time, independent of inflation and exchange rates.
External balance on goods and services, % of GDP. Exports minus imports of goods and services, expressed as a share of GDP; a positive value indicates a trade surplus, a negative value a trade deficit.
Imports of goods and services, current US$. The total value of goods and services a country purchases from abroad, in current U.S. dollars.