Japan vs Malawi: External balance on goods and services

Japan

-5.66 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Malawi

-4.73 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Japan rank

179th

Malawi rank

178th

External balance on goods and services over time

Japan
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -4.73 trillion current LCU against -5.66 trillion current LCU in Japan, a difference of 936.43 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, Japan ranks 179th and Malawi ranks 178th of 192 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: External balance on goods and services (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 9,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.