Malawi: Imports, billion dollars

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 Malawi

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 4.29
 Year 2025
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 2017 - 2025
 Average 3.66
 Min - Max 2.92 - 4.29
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2025 is 4.29 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 3.46 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 194.26 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 135 countries. Historically, the average for Malawi from 2017 to 2025 is 3.66 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 2.92 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 4.29 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2025. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Malawi - Imports, billion dollars - Recent values chart

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Malawi - Imports, billion dollars - historical chart - 2017-2025




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Imports, percent of GDP 28.75 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 4.29 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 2.28 2024 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.26 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 0.48 2015 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -18.79 2024 percent
 Current account, in dollars -2.13 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -18.10 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -2.39 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 0.59 2020 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 1.65 2024 percent
 Remittances 186.77 2024 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions 494.44 2024 million USD
 External debt 26.82 2023 percent
 Short-term external debt 0.38 2023 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 30.01 2020 percent
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