Botswana vs Malawi: Merchandise Terms of Trade

Botswana
42.96 1987 = 100
in 2011
Malawi
65.89 1987 = 100
in 2009
Botswana rank
46th
Malawi rank
43rd

Merchandise Terms of Trade over time

  • Botswana
  • Malawi
20406080100120198719992011

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 65.89 1987 = 100 against 42.96 1987 = 100 in Botswana, a difference of 22.93 1987 = 100.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 43rd of 50 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 110.62 1987 = 100 74.76 1987 = 100 35.86 1987 = 100 Botswana
2000s 46.64 1987 = 100 61.28 1987 = 100 14.64 1987 = 100 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise terms of trade, Botswana or Malawi?
Malawi, at 65.89 1987 = 100 against 42.96 1987 = 100 in Botswana as of 2009.
What is the difference in merchandise terms of trade between Botswana and Malawi?
22.93 1987 = 100, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for merchandise terms of trade?
Botswana ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 43rd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise Terms of Trade (1987 = 100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Botswana vs Malawi: Merchandise Terms of Trade. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank country economists. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://trade.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-terms-of-trade-1987-100/botswana/malawi/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://trade.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-terms-of-trade-1987-100/botswana/malawi/">Botswana vs Malawi: Merchandise Terms of Trade</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise Terms of Trade (1987 = 100)
Unit
1987 = 100
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 1,550 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Net barter (merchandise) terms of trade (1987 = 100) are the ratio of the export price index to the corresponding import price index measured relative to the base year of 1987.