Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malawi
Malawi: Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status was 7.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malawi stood at 7.5%.
The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malawi peaked at 13.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 44th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.0% | — |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -30.2% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 7.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 29.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 7.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 17.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -30.2% | 11.6% | 8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.6% | 13.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More development goals data for Malawi
- Red List Index 0.8845 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.35 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 25,217 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malawi?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Malawi was 7.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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