# Imports of goods and services, share of GDP in Malawi

Imports of goods and services, share of GDP in Malawi was 28.8% of GDP in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `imports_goods_services_gdp`
- Place id: `mw`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: Goods whose economic ownership passes from non-residents to residents, and services non-residents provide to residents, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank national accounts data, compiled from national statistical offices and central banks and from OECD national accounts files.
- Note: Can pass 100% in re-export hubs, because imports are gross while GDP is value added. National accounts basis, so it differs from customs trade totals. For the amount in dollars see imports_goods_services_usd.
- Source: World Bank, Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/imports-share-of-gdp/malawi
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=imports_goods_services_gdp&place=mw

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 28.8 |
| 2024 | 30.6 |
| 2023 | 31.2 |
| 2022 | 32.3 |
| 2021 | 31.9 |
| 2020 | 30 |
| 2019 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 31.9 |
| 2017 | 32.6 |