Malawi vs Upper middle income: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Malawi
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.0% against 1.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Malawi ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 4.8% | 3.6% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 3.7% | 2.8% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 2.9% | 1.7% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 0.9% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, Malawi or Upper middle income?
- Malawi, at 3.0% against 1.8% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between Malawi and Upper middle income?
- 1.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Upper middle income?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Upper middle income rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Malawi ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.