Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Malawi
Malawi: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff was 79.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Malawi, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 79.4% for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Malawi peaked at 81.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.2%, in 2005.
Malawi ranks 44th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 67.2% | — |
| 2010 | 75.1% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 77.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.2% | 67.2% | 67.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 73.0% | 81.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 76.3% | 79.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 41 Kazakhstan 79.8% compare
- 42 Central African Republic 79.6% compare
- 43 Kyrgyzstan 79.4% compare
- 45 Barbados 79.0% compare
- 46 Cameroon 78.8% compare
- 47 Qatar 78.8% compare
More infrastructure data for Malawi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,869 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0225 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,869 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Malawi?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Malawi was 79.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.2% in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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