Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Goods imports

Malawi
3.02 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sierra Leone
2.40 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Malawi rank
147th
Sierra Leone rank
150th

Goods imports over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 3.02 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.40 billion BoP, current US$ in Sierra Leone, a difference of 623.03 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malawi ahead.

Globally, Malawi ranks 147th and Sierra Leone ranks 150th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,762 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.