Malawi - Trade Openness 2025
42.80%
+0.37% from 2024
Malawi's trade openness was 42.80% in 2025. This was the 161st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2025▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Marino | 386.40% | 13.3% |
| 2nd | Luxembourg | 374.75% | 6.7% |
| 3rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 360.57% | 0.3% |
| 4th | Singapore | 321.48% | -0.3% |
| 5th | Djibouti | 279.75% | 16.0% |
| 6th | Ireland | 237.70% | -3.4% |
| 7th | Virgin Islands (US) | 221.66% | 7.8% |
| 8th | Malta | 215.14% | -1.4% |
| 9th | United Arab Emirates | 212.52% | 6.8% |
| 10th | Cyprus | 206.89% | 8.7% |
| 11th | Seychelles | 199.30% | 5.8% |
| 12th | Slovak Republic | 183.27% | 7.0% |
| 13th | Libya | 177.22% | 37.6% |
| 14th | Aruba | 176.85% | 10.3% |
| 15th | Viet Nam | 174.16% | 0.2% |
| 16th | Nauru | 173.05% | 4.3% |
| 17th | Maldives | 172.30% | 10.1% |
| 18th | Bahrain | 168.84% | 7.0% |
| 19th | Belgium | 167.79% | 5.6% |
| 20th | Slovenia | 166.74% | 7.1% |
| 21st | Armenia | 166.56% | 11.0% |
| 22nd | Netherlands | 165.19% | 7.4% |
| 23rd | Cuba | 164.65% | 31.9% |
| 24th | Estonia | 162.26% | 7.4% |
| 25th | Mauritius | 157.56% | 8.3% |
| 26th | Hungary | 155.67% | 6.3% |
| 27th | Lithuania | 154.29% | 7.9% |
| 28th | Macao SAR, China | 154.17% | 8.5% |
| 29th | Kyrgyz Republic | 153.44% | 20.2% |
| 30th | Mongolia | 152.41% | 10.1% |
| 31st | North Macedonia | 150.22% | 10.2% |
| 32nd | Thailand | 149.54% | 9.4% |
| 33rd | Cambodia | 147.58% | 2.9% |
| 34th | Malaysia | 145.35% | 5.8% |
| 35th | Brunei Darussalam | 145.07% | 9.4% |
| 36th | Denmark | 143.62% | 9.0% |
| 37th | Latvia | 142.38% | 7.6% |
| 38th | Lesotho | 142.25% | 0.5% |
| 39th | Lebanon | 141.09% | 35.4% |
| 40th | Switzerland | 140.92% | 5.1% |
| 41st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 135.78% | 4.2% |
| 42nd | Czechia | 134.69% | 2.4% |
| 43rd | Belarus | 134.16% | 1.7% |
| 44th | Marshall Islands | 128.83% | 4.1% |
| 45th | Kosovo | 127.90% | 12.4% |
| 46th | Montenegro | 125.73% | 14.4% |
| 47th | Namibia | 123.82% | 12.9% |
| 48th | Solomon Islands | 123.79% | 11.2% |
| 49th | Serbia | 121.64% | 8.9% |
| 50th | Tunisia | 121.23% | 14.0% |
| 51st | Oman | 119.91% | 4.4% |
| 52nd | Bulgaria | 119.61% | 8.5% |
| 53rd | Belize | 119.39% | 9.6% |
| 54th | Austria | 118.27% | 8.7% |
| 55th | Sweden | 117.04% | 10.5% |
| 56th | Faroe Islands | 117.00% | 10.6% |
| 57th | Croatia | 116.60% | 11.1% |
| 58th | Jordan | 116.28% | 16.7% |
| 59th | Kiribati | 112.45% | 4.5% |
| 60th | Georgia | 111.96% | 8.2% |
| 61st | Eswatini | 111.76% | 4.0% |
| 62nd | Poland | 109.11% | 8.7% |
| 63rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 109.03% | 8.4% |
| 64th | Nicaragua | 108.34% | 10.0% |
| 65th | Congo, Republic of | 106.01% | 13.8% |
| 66th | Mozambique | 105.44% | 10.2% |
| 67th | Morocco | 105.40% | 14.3% |
| 68th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 105.30% | 10.7% |
| 69th | Cabo Verde | 105.02% | 8.8% |
| 70th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 103.06% | 4.7% |
| 71st | Greece | 102.76% | 14.5% |
| 72nd | Qatar | 102.72% | 2.5% |
| 73rd | Gabon | 101.21% | 10.0% |
| 74th | Moldova | 99.80% | 12.6% |
| 75th | Portugal | 99.41% | 10.8% |
| 76th | Honduras | 99.29% | 9.0% |
| 77th | European Union | 99.02% | 8.0% |
| 78th | Mauritania | 97.83% | 4.5% |
| 79th | Timor-Leste | 96.65% | 1.3% |
| 80th | Palau | 96.10% | -9.9% |
| 81st | Iceland | 96.00% | 11.7% |
| 82nd | Kuwait | 95.62% | -0.5% |
| 83rd | Puerto Rico (US) | 95.10% | 0.5% |
| 84th | Panama | 94.32% | 12.7% |
| 85th | Korea | 93.21% | 10.1% |
| 86th | Greenland | 92.80% | 1.0% |
| 87th | American Samoa | 91.82% | -26.4% |
| 88th | Finland | 91.61% | 9.8% |
| 89th | El Salvador | 91.56% | 8.1% |
| 90th | Albania | 90.31% | 13.7% |
| 91st | Afghanistan | 89.08% | 31.8% |
| 92nd | Bahamas, The | 88.90% | 12.2% |
| 93rd | Azerbaijan | 88.88% | 7.5% |
| 94th | Bhutan | 88.56% | 8.3% |
| 95th | Norway | 88.53% | 8.8% |
| 96th | Guinea | 87.14% | -10.9% |
| 97th | West Bank and Gaza | 87.07% | 7.1% |
| 98th | Paraguay | 85.34% | 11.1% |
| 99th | Antigua and Barbuda | 85.07% | -27.7% |
| 100th | Germany | 84.85% | 7.3% |
| 101st | Romania | 82.20% | 6.5% |
| 102nd | Samoa | 79.24% | -0.4% |
| 103rd | Costa Rica | 78.61% | 10.2% |
| 104th | Ukraine | 78.50% | 1.0% |
| 105th | French Polynesia | 77.69% | 20.5% |
| 106th | Bermuda | 77.25% | 2.6% |
| 107th | Spain | 77.12% | 10.3% |
| 108th | Iraq | 75.80% | 7.2% |
| 109th | Senegal | 75.17% | 10.3% |
| 110th | Mexico | 75.17% | 0.8% |
| 111th | France | 75.08% | 10.2% |
| 112th | Tajikistan | 74.48% | 13.5% |
| 113th | Rwanda | 73.14% | 4.6% |
| 114th | Philippines | 71.29% | 8.2% |
| 115th | Italy | 69.61% | 10.8% |
| 116th | South Africa | 69.23% | 12.3% |
| 117th | Ghana | 69.15% | -0.9% |
| 118th | Botswana | 68.47% | -3.7% |
| 119th | Canada | 68.21% | 4.7% |
| 120th | United Kingdom | 67.09% | 6.8% |
| 121st | Chile | 66.73% | 4.5% |
| 122nd | Tonga | 66.21% | -16.8% |
| 123rd | Uzbekistan | 66.04% | 8.7% |
| 124th | Northern Mariana Islands | 64.37% | -30.9% |
| 125th | Ecuador | 63.72% | 11.4% |
| 126th | Madagascar | 63.53% | 15.6% |
| 127th | Burkina Faso | 62.93% | 4.0% |
| 128th | Zambia | 62.70% | 0.3% |
| 129th | Kazakhstan | 61.89% | 8.3% |
| 130th | Togo | 61.41% | -0.3% |
| 131st | Türkiye | 61.38% | 12.4% |
| 132nd | Guam | 60.47% | -15.9% |
| 133rd | Israel | 58.70% | 7.8% |
| 134th | Saudi Arabia | 58.09% | 6.2% |
| 135th | Equatorial Guinea | 56.65% | -6.4% |
| 136th | Niger | 55.87% | 11.8% |
| 137th | Uruguay | 55.71% | 6.2% |
| 138th | Peru | 54.79% | 6.4% |
| 139th | Côte d'Ivoire | 54.70% | 6.7% |
| 140th | New Zealand | 54.43% | 6.3% |
| 141st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 54.31% | 4.3% |
| 142nd | Dominican Republic | 54.14% | 4.5% |
| 143rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 54.12% | 15.2% |
| 144th | Mali | 52.91% | 6.0% |
| 145th | Japan | 52.86% | 13.9% |
| 146th | Sierra Leone | 52.63% | 29.8% |
| 147th | Guatemala | 51.53% | 8.8% |
| 148th | Comoros | 50.72% | 14.3% |
| 149th | Chad | 50.69% | 5.9% |
| 150th | Angola | 50.35% | -1.0% |
| 151st | Australia | 49.56% | 5.1% |
| 152nd | India | 48.59% | 8.8% |
| 153rd | Indonesia | 46.61% | 9.5% |
| 154th | Sri Lanka | 46.06% | 8.6% |
| 155th | Tanzania | 45.14% | 8.7% |
| 156th | Kenya | 45.10% | 12.2% |
| 157th | Zimbabwe | 43.87% | 5.7% |
| 158th | Central African Republic | 43.71% | -5.9% |
| 159th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 43.47% | 9.8% |
| 160th | Algeria | 43.38% | 8.1% |
| 161st | Malawi | 42.80% | 0.9% |
| 162nd | Nepal | 42.33% | 4.4% |
| 163rd | Colombia | 41.84% | 13.0% |
| 164th | New Caledonia | 41.47% | 2.7% |
| 165th | Syrian Arab Republic | 41.42% | 16.3% |
| 166th | Benin | 40.98% | 0.8% |
| 167th | Gambia, The | 39.49% | -6.3% |
| 168th | Guinea-Bissau | 38.80% | 0.0% |
| 169th | Uganda | 38.72% | -9.2% |
| 170th | China | 38.03% | 2.2% |
| 171st | Cameroon | 37.56% | 9.2% |
| 172nd | Russian Federation | 37.13% | -6.0% |
| 173rd | Brazil | 36.38% | 2.2% |
| 174th | Bangladesh | 30.39% | 13.5% |
| 175th | Turkmenistan | 29.83% | 3.8% |
| 176th | Pakistan | 29.51% | 7.0% |
| 177th | Argentina | 26.61% | -4.7% |
| 178th | United States | 26.49% | 4.4% |
| 179th | Haiti | 21.83% | -1.9% |
| 180th | Vanuatu | 13.91% | -78.1% |
| 181st | Sudan | -1.02% | -151.2% |
FAQ
What was Malawi's trade openness in 2025?▾
Malawi's trade openness in 2025 was 42.80%. This ranked 161st globally.
How did Malawi's trade openness change in 2025?▾
Malawi's trade openness increased by 0.9% in 2025 compared to 2024.
Which country had the highest trade openness in 2025?▾
San Marino had the highest trade openness in 2025 at 386.40%.
What is the trade openness of Malawi in 2025?▾
The trade openness of Malawi in 2025 was 42.80%. This ranked 161st globally.
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