Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value in Malawi
Malawi: Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value was 2 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2024, packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — export value in Malawi stood at 2 1000 USD. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.4% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — export value in Malawi peaked at 2,286 1000 USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2 1000 USD, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 198th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,350 1000 USD | — |
| 2001 | 378 1000 USD | -72.0% |
| 2002 | 457 1000 USD | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 869 1000 USD | +90.2% |
| 2004 | 388 1000 USD | -55.4% |
| 2005 | 1,265 1000 USD | +226.0% |
| 2006 | 584 1000 USD | -53.8% |
| 2007 | 523 1000 USD | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 49 1000 USD | -90.6% |
| 2009 | 468 1000 USD | +855.1% |
| 2010 | 1,120 1000 USD | +139.3% |
| 2011 | 2,286 1000 USD | +104.1% |
| 2012 | 2,286 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,286 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,286 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,286 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,286 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 573 1000 USD | -74.9% |
| 2018 | 103 1000 USD | -82.0% |
| 2019 | 12 1000 USD | -88.3% |
| 2020 | 75 1000 USD | +525.0% |
| 2021 | 122 1000 USD | +62.7% |
| 2022 | 586 1000 USD | +380.3% |
| 2023 | 55 1000 USD | -90.6% |
| 2024 | 2 1000 USD | -96.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2 1000 USD is below the median for low income countries, which is 49 1000 USD, 4% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2 1000 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 212 1000 USD, 1% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +855.1% | 49 1000 USD | 468 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 633.1 1000 USD | 49 1000 USD | 1,350 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,552 1000 USD | 12 1000 USD | 2,286 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 168 1000 USD | 2 1000 USD | 586 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 196 Bahamas 3 1000 USD compare
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- 198 Central African Republic 2 1000 USD compare
- 198 French Polynesia 2 1000 USD compare
- 201 Bhutan 1 1000 USD compare
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- 201 Gibraltar 1 1000 USD compare
- 201 Greenland 1 1000 USD compare
- 201 Guam 1 1000 USD compare
- 201 Liberia 1 1000 USD compare
- 201 Mayotte 1 1000 USD compare
- 201 Nauru 1 1000 USD compare
- 201 Samoa 1 1000 USD compare
- 201 Tajikistan 1 1000 USD compare
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- 201 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 1000 USD compare
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More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — export value in Malawi?
- Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — export value in Malawi was 2 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — export value recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2,286 1000 USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — export value recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 1000 USD in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — export value?
- Malawi ranks 198th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — export value rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en