Exports plus imports of goods and services as a share of GDP. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Trade Openness (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.4% |
| 2024 | 41.9% |
| 2023 | 42.4% |
| 2022 | 43.6% |
| 2021 | 44.6% |
| 2020 | 41% |
| 2019 | 44.2% |
| 2018 | 43.6% |
| 2017 | 45.3% |
49 countries carry a recent trade as a share of GDP figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
162 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Malawi, grouped by topic.