Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Malawi
Malawi: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar was 0.8815 in 2014. β² Rising
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Malawi, 1966β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import unit values, mean, us dollar in Malawi is 0.8815, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Malawi peaked at 0.9708 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7689, in 1967.
That places Malawi 89th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8091 | 0.7689 | 0.8633 | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.8698 | 0.8067 | 0.9081 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8303 | 0.7766 | 0.9172 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9014 | 0.8628 | 0.9708 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8822 | 0.8365 | 0.9398 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8988 | 0.876 | 0.9363 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Malawi?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Malawi was 0.8815 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9708 in 1991.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7689 in 1967.
- How does Malawi rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Malawi ranks 89th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.