Bulgaria vs Malawi: Share of global plastic waste imports
Bulgaria
0.0%
in 2024
Malawi
0.0%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
168th
Malawi rank
168th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Bulgaria
- Malawi
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 168th and Malawi ranks 168th of 183 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Bulgaria or Malawi?
- Bulgaria, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Bulgaria and Malawi?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malawi?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Malawi rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Bulgaria ranks 168th and Malawi ranks 168th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global plastic waste imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.