Malawi Total Imports

1994 - 2026 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Malawi Total Imports

  • Malawi Total Imports recorded 290.7 USD mn in Mar 2026, compared with a value of 279.7 USD mn in the previous month
  • Malawi Total Imports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1994 to Mar 2026, with an average number of 141.4 USD mn
  • The data reached an all-time high of 391.7 USD mn in Apr 2021 and a record low of 13.4 USD mn in Apr 2001

CEIC converts monthly Total Imports into USD. The National Statistical Office of Malawi provides Total Imports, CIF, in local currency. The Reserve Bank of Malawi average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Total Imports consist of goods imported directly for consumption and imported goods deposited in a government warehouse until duty is paid.


Further information about Malawi Total Imports

  • In the latest reports, Malawi Total Imports grew 10.0 % YoY in Mar 2026
  • Total Exports grew 77.4 % YoY, to 53.3 USD mn in Mar 2026
  • Malawi Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 213.9 USD mn in Feb 2026

View Malawi's Total Imports from Jan 1994 to Mar 2026 in the chart:

Malawi Total Imports

What was Malawi's Total Imports in Mar 2026?

Malawi Total Imports recorded 290.7 USD mn in Mar 2026, compared with a value of 279.7 USD mn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
290.7 Mar 2026 279.7 Feb 2026 13.4 Apr 2001 391.7 Apr 2021 USD mn monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026

Total Imports by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 966.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2026
Algeria (USD mn) 2,988.0 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Argentina (USD mn) 6,112.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2026
Armenia (USD mn) 1,081.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Australia (USD mn) 32,116.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 1971 - Mar 2026
Austria (USD mn) 18,708.9 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2026
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 1,405.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Bahrain (USD mn) 5,997.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (USD mn) 4,766.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1986 - Feb 2026
Belarus (USD mn) 3,814.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Belgium (USD mn) 47,062.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2026
Bolivia (USD mn) 846.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 1,619.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Botswana (USD mn) 766.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Brazil (USD mn) 23,610.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Apr 2026
Brunei (USD mn) 368.9 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2026
Bulgaria (USD mn) 6,381.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Cambodia (USD mn) 9,336.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2026
Canada (USD mn) 51,745.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Mar 2026
Chile (USD mn) 7,806.5 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
China (USD mn) 274,618.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2026
Colombia (USD mn) 5,741.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Feb 2026
Croatia (USD mn) 4,205.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
Cyprus (USD mn) 1,399.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Czech Republic (USD mn) 23,814.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Denmark (USD mn) 12,624.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Ecuador (USD mn) 3,178.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Egypt (USD mn) 9,271.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1994 - Feb 2026
Estonia (USD mn) 2,407.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2026
European Union (USD mn) 245,535.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2026
Finland (USD mn) 7,697.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
France (USD mn) 68,559.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Georgia (USD mn) 1,480.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2026
Germany (USD mn) 140,429.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Ghana (USD mn) 1,280.8 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 2005 - Feb 2026
Greece (USD mn) 8,263.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 90,392.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Hungary (USD mn) 14,125.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 1,125.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Apr 2026
India (USD mn) 59,590.0 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Mar 2026
Indonesia (USD mn) 19,205.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Mar 2026
Iran (USD mn) 72,375.4 2025 yearly 1979 - 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 14,400.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Feb 2026
Israel (USD mn) 9,185.8 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Apr 2026
Italy (USD mn) 57,726.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2026
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 1,607.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Feb 2026
Japan (USD mn) 63,508.5 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 1995 - Mar 2026
Jordan (USD mn) 2,118.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1972 - Feb 2026
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 4,958.0 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 1995 - Feb 2026
Kenya (USD mn) 1,745.7 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
South Korea (USD mn) 62,112.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1966 - Apr 2026
Kosovo (USD mn) 753.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Kuwait (USD mn) 3,886.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 854.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Laos (USD mn) 2,767.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 2,590.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Lebanon (USD mn) 1,482.0 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) 4,302.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Luxembourg (USD mn) 2,377.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2026
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 1,610.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
North Macedonia (USD mn) 1,048.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Malawi (USD mn) 290.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Malaysia (USD mn) 30,291.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Mar 2026
Malta (USD mn) 767.5 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 1994 - Mar 2026
Mauritius (USD mn) 508.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Mexico (USD mn) 63,297.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2026
Moldova (USD mn) 972.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Mongolia (USD mn) 1,188.5 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
Montenegro (USD mn) 461.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Morocco (USD mn) 6,765.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Mozambique (USD mn) 643.8 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 1,313.9 Jul 2022 monthly Jul 2010 - Jul 2022
Nepal (USD mn) 1,346.3 Apr 2026 monthly Aug 2003 - Apr 2026
Netherlands (USD mn) 60,802.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2026
New Zealand (USD mn) 4,237.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Mar 2026
Nigeria (USD mn) 2,644.8 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2025
Norway (USD mn) 9,782.3 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Apr 2026
Oman (USD mn) 3,526.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1975 - Feb 2026
Pakistan (USD mn) 5,113.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 732.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Feb 2026
Panama (USD mn) 1,018.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Paraguay (USD mn) 1,589.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
Peru (USD mn) 4,810.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 11,219.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Oct 2025
Poland (USD mn) 35,354.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Portugal (USD mn) 11,532.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 3,343.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Romania (USD mn) 13,735.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Russia (USD mn) 24,276.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 2026
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 20,300.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Serbia (USD mn) 4,721.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Singapore (USD mn) 55,186.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1964 - Mar 2026
Slovakia (USD mn) 11,042.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Slovenia (USD mn) 8,795.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
South Africa (USD mn) 9,315.4 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 2004 - Mar 2026
Spain (USD mn) 42,869.3 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 1976 - Feb 2026
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 2,134.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2026
Sudan (USD mn) 654.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 19,941.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1975 - Mar 2026
Switzerland (USD mn) 50,852.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Mar 2026

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Malawi Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.3 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -185.453 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 2005 - Feb 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 1,677.860 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.5 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 2,620.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MWK bn) 23,571.006 2031 yearly 2002 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MWK bn) 55,995.807 2031 yearly 2002 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (MWK bn) 14,307.427 2031 yearly 2002 - 2031
Central Government: Revenue and Grants: Revenue (MWK bn) 335.500 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 2005 - Feb 2026
Central Government: Expenditure (MWK bn) 700.100 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 2005 - Feb 2026
Central Government: Net Financing (MWK bn) 261.800 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 2005 - Feb 2026
Central Government: Revenue and Grants (MWK bn) 376.100 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 2005 - Feb 2026
Central Government: Deficit or Surplus (MWK bn) -324.400 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 2005 - Feb 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.545 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -213.9 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1964 - Feb 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 53.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 77.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 60.077 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 222.975 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 34.498 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 290.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 10.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 105,095.742 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 79,592.082 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 6.955 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1984 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 4.769 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1987 - Jan 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 0.199 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 38.209 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 1999 - Jan 2026
Foreign Trade: Imports (MWK mn) 509,857.194 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Foreign Trade Balance (MWK mn) -416,509.998 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Foreign Trade: Re-Exports (MWK mn) 19.334 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Foreign Trade: Exports (MWK mn) 93,347.196 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 79.500 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 137.700 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 106.700 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 90.100 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -122.4 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -2,276.0 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -17.0 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 46.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -146.374 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.2 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -0.0 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 2.868 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
External Debt (MWK mn) 5,887,049.3 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 60.1 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 75.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.6 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -3.149 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -6,956.681 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
BoP: Current and Capital Account (MWK mn) -99,300.000 2012 yearly 2003 - 2012
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.3 2011 yearly 2006 - 2011
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 83.604 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2015 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 1,005.072 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,310.063 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1975 - Feb 2026
M2 Growth (%) 51.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 10.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2019 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 413.8 Oct 2021 monthly Jun 1965 - Oct 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 1.7 Oct 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2021
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 22.783 Nov 2015 monthly Jan 1972 - Nov 2015
Total Deposits (USD mn) 756.108 Feb 2026 monthly Feb 2005 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 99.0 Feb 2026 monthly Feb 2006 - Feb 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 6,553.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1975 - Feb 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 40.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 17.7 Dec 2011 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2011
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 7.49 2023 yearly 2017 - 2023
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (MWK bn) 7,473.700 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1975 - Feb 2026
Monetary Survey: Net Domestic Assets: Domestic Credit (MWK bn) 11,363.900 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1975 - Feb 2026
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (MWK bn) 796.100 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Monetary Aggregates: Quasi Money (MWK bn) 848.900 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1975 - Apr 2021
Monetary Survey: Official Foreign Reserves (MWK mn) 400,770.800 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1975 - Dec 2022
Bank Deposits (MWK bn) 1,311.100 Feb 2026 monthly Feb 2005 - Feb 2026

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