Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Malawi
Malawi: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals exports in Malawi, 1966–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals exports in Malawi is 0.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 33.1% on the previous year and up 219.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Malawi peaked at 11.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1985.
Malawi ranks 168th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.2% | — |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -45.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | +134.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | -15.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | +70.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -41.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -54.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -11.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +43.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -19.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -79.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -41.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +117.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +75.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -54.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +17.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -24.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -72.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +807.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -39.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +18.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -26.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +777.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -35.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -50.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +108.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -77.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +81.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +308.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -61.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +212.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -39.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -47.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -84.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +3620.8% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +1142.6% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +24.3% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -73.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -94.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +483.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -77.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +127.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -32.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +57.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +83.4% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +25.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -29.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -33.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.0%, 59% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.1%, 27% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +3620.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| 2010 | +1142.6% | 0.8% | 9.8% |
| 1986 | +807.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1994 | +777.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2016 | +483.0% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 0.2% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More energy & mining data for Malawi
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2025)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Malawi?
- Ores and metals exports in Malawi was 0.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
- How does Malawi rank for ores and metals exports?
- Malawi ranks 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.