Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Malawi
Malawi: Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Malawi, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0 for plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Malawi peaked at 0.04 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2010.
That places Malawi 73rd out of 101 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0.01 | — |
| 2016 | 0.04 | +300.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.005 | 0 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 24.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 201.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8241 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 30.03 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 30.03 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Malawi?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Malawi was 0 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 in 2016.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Malawi ranks 73rd out of 101 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK